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A Detroit firefighter, whose blood-alcohol level was over the legal limit, crashed into a woman s car while on duty Sunday.
According to WDIV-TV (Channel 4), a family called for help after their mother had a medical emergency. When firefighters arrived, the family heard a crashing noise. The family then realized the fire engine crashed into one of their family member s cars.
Before the crash, there was a dinner party at the Engine 50 building on Houston Whittier Street, WJBK-TV (Fox 2) reported.
Detroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones said during the dinner, Squad Six received a call. As the squad pulled up to the location, one of the firefighters hit a parked, unoccupied car.