A 47-year-old driver was cited Wednesday after his van struck a Clearwater Fire & Rescue truck at Cleveland Street and Betty Lane. Heriberto Pabon of Tampa was cited for failure to yield to emergency vehicle. He was treated at Morton Plant for possible leg injury.
Police say preliminary information indicates Pabon was traveling on Betty Lane and failed to stop for the fire truck, which was eastbound on Cleveland Street. None of the three firefighters on board Engine 45 was injured.