PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — A Provincetown volunteer firefighter has been cited for totaling an expensive firetruck he was driving during a test.
Police say 21-year-old Elias Martinez was cited on Monday for speeding, failure to use caution at an intersection and operating a vehicle negligently.
Investigators say Martinez was driving the truck at around 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 9 when the truck’s front wheel hit a curb and flipped over about four times. Martinez and a female passenger were treated at a hospital for minor injuries.
The town’s only ladder truck was bought used in 1995 for $5,000, but the town spent $165,000 to have it specially outfitted to deal with the town’s narrow streets.
Officials say they hope to use $350,000 in insurance money to replace the truck.
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