Pickup hits fire tanker, driver treated for injuries
ARCADIAN PHOTO BY SUSAN E. HOFFMAN, shoffman@sun-herald.com
A Ford F-150 pickup driven by Cecil Daughtrey of DeSoto County struck the rear end of a fire tanker responding to a call on West State Road 72 on March 7. Daughtrey was transported to DeSoto Memorial Hospital in serious condition.
DESOTO COUNTY — The driver of a pickup that collided with a fire tanker Thursday was taken to DeSoto Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a DeSoto County Fire Rescue tanker was responding to a structure fire at the residence of Rick and Rhonda Dukes, on State Road 72 just west of N.W. Barrow Avenue. As the tanker returned from the fire station on State Road 72 after filling up with water, it slowed down to make the right turn into the driveway.
