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Md. fire truck hits sheriff, driver charged

The sheriff was assisting a victim at a motor vehicle accident when he was struck by the rig; he suffered non-life threatening injuries and has been released from the hospital

ST. MARY’S COUNTY, Md. — A sheriff is recovering after he was hit by a fire truck Wednesday morning.

WUSA9.com reported that Sheriff Timothy Cameron was assisting on the scene of a single-car crash, and while helping the driver was struck by a responding fire truck.

Cameron was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He has since been released. Officials said he doesn’t have any broken bones, but is sore.

The fire truck operator, Kenneth Scully, 61, has been charged for negligent driving, failure to control speed to avoid a collision and driver failure to exercise due care to avoid pedestrian collision.

The female driver was airlifted to a hospital. Her condition is unknown at this time.

The incident remains under investigation.