NBC San Diego
CHULA VISTA, Calif. — An incident earlier this month involving the handcuffing of a veteran firefighter by a California Highway Patrol officer as their respective agencies responded to the scene of an emergency has law enforcement officials reviewing their protocol.
On Feb. 4, at around 9:30 p.m., crews from the Chula Vista Fire Department and CHP responded to the scene of a car crash along Interstate 805 near Telegraph Canyon Road. A vehicle had crashed into the center divider and then rolled through a construction area, injuring two people.
As emergency crews worked, Chula Vista Fire Engineer Jacob Gregoire, 36 — a 12-year veteran of the department — was handcuffed by a CHP officer after he refused to move Fire Engine 52, per the CHP officer’s request.
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