SHINGLE SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate firefighter went on a joyride with a firetruck and damaged property at a truck rack company in El Dorado County before crashing.
KCRA reports the inmate was part of a crew with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection that was called out Sunday to a vegetation fire that was reportedly started by illegal fireworks in Shingle Springs.
Shortly after arriving, the 31-year-old inmate took off in a fire truck and drove it through a fence, hitting a truck and other equipment in a parking lot.
The inmate is back in custody and at a hospital where he is being treated for his injuries.
