Crime & Safety
Suspected Drunk Driver Strikes Ladder Truck, Almost Hits Firefighter
Wednesday night, while firefighters responded to a pipe that had burst in the attic of a Roseville retirement home, a suspected drunk driver drove on scene, almost hitting a firefighter walking in the area.
A Roseville firefighter was almost hit by a suspected drunk driver about 9 p.m. Wednesday at the scene of an emergency.
While Roseville firefighters responded to a pipe that had burst in the attic of Sunrise Retirement Villa on Sunrise Boulevard, a suspected drunk driver drove through the parking lot emergency scene, striking a parked ladder truck and nearly missing a firefighter who was walking in the area.
The firefighter dodged the driver of a 1992 Mazda sedan and was not injured, according to Roseville Fire Department spokesman Jeff Carman.
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The firefighter took the driver’s keys away and detained him until Roseville Police officers arrived.
Minor damage to the ladder truck was reported.
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Thomas Rolland Michael, 57, of Roseville was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license. He is currently in custody in the Placer County Jail on $50,000 bail.
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