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Report: Brake failure did not cause Semmes fire truck crash
by Andrea Ramey
Report: Brakes failure did not cause Semmes fire truck crash (WPMI)
Semmes, Ala. (WPMI) —

Last month after a 24-year-old Semmes ladder truck crashed on Schillenger Road during stormy weather, sources at the Semmes Fire-Rescue Department told NBC 15 News the brakes failed as a Lieutenant drove the truck down a hill into a curve, and they shared an internal email that previously warned about the condition of the brakes. Concerned with what he heard in our reporting, Semmes Mayor Brandon Van Hook hired Redding Crash Reconstruction to investigate the brakes, at a cost of $2,500, and is now sharing results with us.

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"We want to be transparent. We're here to work for the people," said Van Hook.

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