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Tractor Trailer Truck Driver Cleared In January Collision With Stratford, Connecticut Apparatus

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Back in January (and in updates since), FireTruckBlog.com told you about the collision in Stratford, Connecticut which heavily damaged two of the fire department's apparatus.  (Previous coverage is here, here, and here.)

The Connecticut Post reports that on Thursday the driver of the tractor trailer truck won her appeal and the charges against her were dropped.

Nansey Asaro was driving her tractor trailer during a winter storm on I-95 in January.  Two of Stratford's engines were staggered on the highway, protecting an accident scene. (Firegeezer.com has more about the importance of blocking lanes here.) 

Asaro said she was braking but couldn't stop in time and hit the rigs.  

Lt. Jim Mecozzi said if Asaro had moved her truck in another way and hadn't struck the Stratford apparatus, other people on the scene could have been injured or killed.

The Connecticut Post's full story is here.

Posted by on August 15, 2011 • Filed under: Apparatus • Tagged: , , , ,

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  1. Around the Fire Web | Firegeezer linked to this post

    [...] *  You might recall that incident in Connecticut last January when a truck slid into two Stratford fire engines protecting a wreck scene and cause extensive damage to both of them.  FireTruckBlog has an update today about how the truck driver had all charges dropped.  Scratch your head and read about it HERE. [...]

    on August 15, 2011 @ 12:41 pm.