Florida Fire Truck Crash Injures Teen

A teen was injured after he collided with a Golden Gate fire truck early this morning.
A teen was injured after he collided with a Golden Gate fire truck early this morning, according to The Naples Daily News.

Ricardo A. Hinds was airlifted to Lee Memorial Hospital with a broken leg following the incident.

The 19-year-old was driving a 1994 Lexus east on Golden Gate Boulevard at approximately 2:40 a.m. when he traveled toward the north shoulder of the road after failing to keep his vehicle in a single lane, according to the report.

Firefighter Jason D. Borowski, who was at the wheel of the fire truck, attempted to avoid the car but Hinds veered back onto the road and the fire truck was unable to stop in time, causing its frontend to hit the car.

Borowski and Firefighter John Handley were not injured in the crash.

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