Skateboarder Hurt in D.C. Truck Ride

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A teenage skateboarder who grabbed onto the back of a D.C. Fire Department ladder truck last night didn't get the ride he expected.Instead of a fast zip down the street on the board, the youth wound up in the back of an ambulance for a ride to Children's National Medical Center."The ladder truck was pulling away from the scene of a house fire when the 14-year-old skateboarder grabbed onto the back of the truck near the tiller area," fire department spokesman Pete Piringer said.
Feb. 26, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A teenage skateboarder who grabbed onto the back of a D.C. Fire Department ladder truck last night didn't get the ride he expected.

Instead of a fast zip down the street on the board, the youth wound up in the back of an ambulance for a ride to Children's National Medical Center.

"The ladder truck was pulling away from the scene of a house fire when the 14-year-old skateboarder grabbed onto the back of the truck near the tiller area," fire department spokesman Pete Piringer said.

The youth lost his grip, and sustained an injury to his foot, Piringer said, adding he didn't know the exact nature of the injury.

The boy was taken to Children's National Medical Center where he was treated.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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