INDIANAPOLIS – Two Indianapolis firefighters were struck by an alleged drunk driver Saturday.
At approximately 3:46 a.m., Indiana State Troopers with the Indiana State Police Indianapolis District were dispatched to the 117-mile marker of Interstate 65 southbound to investigate a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash.
While the crash was under investigation, at approximately 4:08 a.m., a secondary crash occurred when the driver of a black 2013 Nissan Altima allegedly drove into the closed crash scene, passing an Indianapolis Fire Department fire truck blocking the lanes. After passing the emergency vehicles, the Altima struck the fire truck involved in the original single-vehicle crash.
The Altima then struck two firefighters working at the original crash scene. After the Altima stopped, one firefighter was pinned underneath the Altima. Both firefighters who were hit were transported by ambulance to a hospital in Indianapolis.
Trooper Allison Bolde and Trooper Sukpreet Singh responded to the secondary crash involving the injured firefighters. During their investigation, the troopers determined the driver of the Altima was intoxicated. The driver, Christino Rodrigo Alva, 30, from Pueblo, Mexico, was arrested on the following charges:
- Operating while intoxicated resulting in serious bodily injury – Level 5 felony (9-30-5-4)
- Operating while intoxicated endangering a person – Class A misdemeanor (9-30-5-2)
- Operating while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content at or above 0.15 – Class A misdemeanor (9-30-5-1)
- Operating a vehicle without ever having received a driver’s license – Class C misdemeanor (9-24-18-1)
