Truck driver jumps in fire truck, assaults firefighter after multi-car crash in New York City

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Monday, October 23, 2017
Truck driver jumps in fire truck, assaults firefighter after multi-car crash in Hell's Kitchen; 9 injured
Lucy Yang has the details on the wild crash that left multiple injured in Hell's Kitchen.

MANHATTAN, New York -- Nine people were injured after a man driving a box truck struck several vehicles, got into a fire truck and assaulted a firefighter.



Police say 36-year-old Devon Brandon of Brooklyn was driving the truck in Hell's Kitchen just before 12:30 p.m. Sunday.



He then got out of his truck, and into a fire truck. The firefighter inside was injured.



WATCH: Firefighters apprehend truck driver after crash, assault


Firefighters arrest a driver who crashed his truck, jumped into a firetruck and assaulted a firefighter in Hell's Kitchen.


Police took the truck driver into custody.



Brandon is charged with felony reckless endangerment, assaulting a firefighter, driving while impaired by drugs, possession of cocaine and marijuana and refusing to take a breath test.



He was admitted to Bellevue Hospital for evaluation, according to officials.



Eight other people who were injured were taken to Roosevelt Hospital and Bellevue Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.



Brandon is currently on parole for criminal possession of a weapon and criminal sale of a firearm.

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