BEECH GROVE, Ind. — Four Beech Grove firefighters are recovering after a drunk driver drove a car into the fire engine and then hit the officers.
Five firefighters were responding to a trash fire Saturday night in the 5900 block of East Troy Avenue near North 25th Avenue just after 10 p.m.
As the firefighters were deploying the hoseline, a car crashed into the fire engine and hit a light pole and four of the firefighters.
Beech Grove Mayor Dennis Buckley said two of the firefighters were thrown between 10-15 feet away from the fire engine.
All four firefighters were transported to IU Health Methodist Hospital and were released with minor injuries.
Buckley said IMPD has arrested the driver for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
