JEROME, Mo. — A firefighter died in a single-vehicle crash early Thursday morning.
KY3 reported that firefighter Clarence Huffman, 42, with Rolla Fire and Rescue, died after his 2004 Chevrolet pickup traveled off the left side of a highway, overcorrected and ran off the road. The pickup rolled several times down an embankment and firefighter Huffman was ejected from the car, according to the report.
The crash was not discovered by troopers for several hours. Firefighter Huffman died at the scene.
According to the City of Rolla Fire & Rescue Facebook page, firefighter Huffman, known to the department as Steve, served as an engineer. A post shared on that page states that Huffman also served as union president of Rolla Professional Firefighters Local 3905.