Supected drunken driver crashes into Chicago Fire ambulance

The man drove into the ambulance Monday in the 7400 block of South Crandon Avenue.

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A suspected drunken driver crashed into a Chicago Fire Department ambulance early Monday in South Shore.

The 35-year-old was driving in the 7400 block of South Crandon Avenue when he struck the unoccupied ambulance about 2:40 a.m., Chicago police said.

Paramedics were responding to a call of an accident in the 7600 block of South Crandon Avenue when the driver scrapped the side of the ambulance with his vehicle, Chicago Fire officials said.

He was not injured and was taken to Chicago police’s 4th District for processing, police said. Citations are pending.

The incident appeared to be alcohol related, police said.

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