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Sept. 10--APPLE VALLEY -- A drunken driver ran into an Apple Valley Fire Protection District Medic Squad truck while personnel were on their way to a fire Thursday afternoon, AVFPD officials said. The driver then fled the scene.
"Everyone on the Medic Squad is fine, thankfully," Chief Art Bishop said. "The damage to the truck can be repaired. My biggest concern was for the firefighters."
The medic truck, from station 337 at Jess Ranch, was traveling east on Bear Valley Road when it approached Kiowa Road, Bishop said. As the medic truck turned north onto Kiowa Road, a silver Ford Escort traveling west struck the emergency vehicle. The driver of the Escort then fled north on Kiowa Road.
According to authorities, the driver of the Escort ran a red light when he struck the truck.
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Apple Valley station deputies were able to catch up with the Escort on Central Road, authorities said. A woman was also in the vehicle, but she was not arrested. It's unclear if either the driver or passenger sustained any injuries.
The driver, whose name was not immediately released, was arrested for hit-and-run and driving under the influence.
Firefighters were able to extinguish a small spot fire that the Medic Squad was responding to when the crash took place, Bishop said.
