Dolton teen faces DUI in fire truck crash
February 1, 2012 9:58PM
Ron Hall, Chicago Fire Department photographer shoots what's left of a car in which three children and two adults were critically injured when a Chicago Fire Department Engine Co. 62 truck collided with the vehicle at 128th Place and So. Halsted, Monday evening, January 31, 2012. | Dom Najolia~Sun-Times
Updated: May 9, 2012 10:13AM
A Dolton teenager whose car collided Tuesday night with a Chicago Fire Department engine on the South Side has been charged with drunken driving, police said.
They said the crash occurred about 6:15 p.m. at Halsted Street and 128th Place, injuring nine people, including three children and four fire department personnel.
Three children and two adults were hospitalized Wednesday in critical condition, according to the fire department.
The driver of the car, Christopher Caston, 18, of the 15300 block of Cottage Grove Avenue, was also charged with failing to yield to an emergency vehicle, running a stop sign and no insurance, police said.
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