Indiana FD Sued over 2013 Apparatus Accident

Posted by: Curt Varone January 3, 2016 0

An Indiana fire department is being sued over a 2013 accident between a rescue vehicle and pickup truck.

Andrew Bryner is suing White River Township and the White River Township Fire Department over an accident that occurred on December 14, 2013 at the scene of a previous accident. According to the complaint, Bryner’s pickup truck was stopped in traffic “in deference to emergency vehicles and other stopped traffic” when the driver of the rescue truck “lost control of his vehicle and collided with the rear of the (Bryners’) vehicle with great force and violence, causing severe injuries.”

Bryner is claiming personal injures with medical bills totaling $8,000 and his son, Larry, is claiming $13,000 in medical bills. The action was filed in Randolph County Circuit Court in mid-December. The complaint is not available.

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Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.
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