Crime & Safety

Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing, Crashing Bristol Fire Truck

A Pennsylvania man was arrested following a Bristol Special Hazards fire truck crash.

Bristol Police have charged one man in relation to the that occurred early on Saturday morning.

Clayton Hardon, of Devon, Penn. was arrested after he allegedly stole a Bristol Fire Department Special Hazards truck. Police say Hardon allegedly crashed the truck at the intersection of Woodlawn and Anthony Avenues where it then rolled over onto it's roof.

Hardon is being charged with driving under the influence, refusing a chemical test, larceny of a motor vehicle, reckless driving, and other motor vehicle violations. Police say that Hardon is being treated at Rhode Island Hospital for injuries sustained from the crash and he will be arraigned at the Bristol Police Department Headquarters upon his release.

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