On-Duty Ohio Firefighter Hit By Car

A local firefighter is recovering in the hospital after being hit by a car. Steve Bretz is a 35 year veteran with the Forest Park Fire Department.

Police say Bretz was hit Thursday night at about 8:30 at the intersection of Northland Boulevard and Waycross Road. Police say Bretz was trying to stop traffic at the scene of an earlier crash.

Police say the driver hit Bretz while pulling out of a parking lot. Bretz is at Bethesda North Hospital in Montgomery. Doctors say he should fully recover from his injuries.