Muscatine County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Liqui Grow sprayer operator after his vehicle crashed into a Durant Fire truck, injuring firefighters en route to a call.
Deputies say Kent Reimers, 31, of Walcott fled the scene and later was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, first offense, and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.
Durant firefighter Matt Fisher was air-lifted to University Hospitals for treatment.
"Everyone is out of the hospital except for Matt Fisher,” Durant Police Chief Orville Randolph said Thursday. "The Durant Fire Department will be organizing a fundraiser for Matt, the details of which will be released in the near future.”
The Durant fire crew was on a call when the collision occurred about 8 p.m. Monday, in the 1200 block of Vail Ave., south of Durant.
Police later found the sprayer at Liqui-Grow, 737 Lincoln St., Walcott, according to sheriff’s deputies.
Muscatine County Sheriff, Scott County Sheriff, Durant Police, Walcott Police, Iowa State Patrol, and the Muscatine County Attorney’s office are assisting in the investigation.