An Oklahoma volunteer firefighter killed when his vehicle ran over him at a controlled burn Friday night had been drinking, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
William L. Robinson III, 39, was driving a 1967 Kaiser Jeep registered to the Sarge Creek Volunteer Fire Department in a pasture when he fell out and was run over by the vehicle.
The Jeep continued another 84 feet and came to rest after striking a parked fire truck. Robinson was assisting with a controlled burn when the wreck happened about 9:30 p.m.
Robinson was treated at the scene, and taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The investigating trooper listed Robinson as "impaired" at the time of the crash following a blood alcohol test. But, the results will not be released at this time, said Gene Heisler, a communications officer with the highway patrol.
He also would not say if alcoholic beverages were found at the scene. But, he said the wreck remains under investigation.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
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