DAVIESS COUNTY, Ind. — A volunteer firefighter was killed when a fellow rescuer, accused of drunk driving, hit and killed him while also responding to the scene.
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Three firefighters were at a vehicle crash around 10 p.m. Friday, according to the Indianapolis Star.
Murphy was pronounced dead at the scene. Blake was found to be driving with a blood alcohol level of .21 percent. The legal limit is .08.
A fourth firefighter, Colby Blake, 26, also arrived, striking a parked truck, which hit another car and Kendall Murphy, who was standing by the car. Blake crashed into another firefighter’s truck before he came to a stop.
"This is going to have a tremendous impact on these folks," Indiana State Police Sgt. Philip Hensley told the Star. "Our hearts certainly go out to the families involved."
Blake was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing death and reckless driving.
Firefighters were on scene to help a driver who was trapped in a vehicle that crashed. That driver was rescued and arrested and charged with drunken driving.
Indiana State Police continue to investigate.