Rylee Kirk
syracuse.com
(MCT)
Kirkland, N.Y. — A firefighter was taken to a Utica hospital after being hit by a car while directing traffic after a car accident, deputies said.
Chelsea R. Lopata was driving her 2005 Volkswagen south on State Route 12B in Kirkland at 9:21 p.m. Saturday when the car hit the firefighter, according to a news release from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.
The Clinton firefigther was hit on his left side, injuring his left arm, left knee and right foot, deputies said. He was taken to St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, deputies said.
The injuries were minor, deputies said.
Lopata was given traffic tickets to appaear in Kirkland Town Court , deputies said.
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