A firefighter was charged after police say he crashed his fire-and-rescue vessel into a jetty in Delaware City, reports NBC Philadelphia.
Investigators say Edward Kalinowski, 62, of the Delaware City Fire Company, was operating a 34-foot Metalcraft Marine aluminum fireboat around midnight on Wednesday when the boat struck a rock jetty near the Reedy Point Bridge on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
The impact sent the vessel airborne before it crashed into the canal on the other side of the rocks, sinking to the bottom.
“It landed nose first into the canal,” said Dave Carpenter of the Delaware City Fire Company. “The water started filling the cabin very quickly.”
Officials say the boat was assisting in the search for an overdue recreational boat at the time of the accident.
Kalinowskiand two other fire company members who were on the boat managed to pull themselves to safety.
Kalinowskisuffered a broken ankle, the second victim suffered facial injuries while the third suffered back and hip injuries.
Kalinowskiand the second victim were treated and released at the Christiana Medical Center. The third victim was kept at the hospital overnight for further observation.
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