JONESBORO, La. — A firefighter died en route to a call in Louisiana on Saturday.
Ward Four Fire Protection District Volunteer Firefighter Christopher Peterson, 22, was responding to a call for medical assistance when the fire department utility truck he was operating crashed in Jonesboro.
The vehicle left the roadway after failing to negotiate a curve, and struck an embankment and a tree.
Firefighter Peterson had served for four years in the fire service.
A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Garrett Community Center in Jackson Parish.