By admin SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) — A firefighter was hospitalized after a driver blew through a freeway blockade and crashed into a Ventura County fire engine early Sunday in Simi Valley, authorities said.
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The crash happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. on the 118 Freeway and Tapo Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP officers and firefighters were at the location investigating an earlier traffic collision involving a wrong-way driver when the second crash occurred.
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Authorities said emergency crews had established a blockade at the scene when the driver of a red Tesla drove through it and struck a Ventura County fire engine and a firefighter.
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The firefighter was taken to a hospital. CHP did not release the firefighter’s condition, though the injury was described as major.
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The Tesla driver was arrested. CHP said no foul play is suspected.
No additional details were immediately available.