PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) - A Provincetown volunteer firefighter
has been cited for totaling an expensive firetruck he was driving
during a test.

Police say 21-year-old Elias Martinez was cited on Monday for
speeding, failure to use caution at an intersection and operating a
vehicle negligently.

Investigators say Martinez was driving the truck at around 9:30
a.m. on Nov. 9 when the truck's front wheel hit a curb and flipped
over about four times. Martinez and a female passenger were treated
at a hospital for minor injuries.

The town's only ladder truck was bought used in 1995 for $5,000,
but the town spent $165,000 to have it specially outfitted to deal
with the town's narrow streets.

Officials say they hope to use $350,000 in insurance money to
replace the truck.
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Information from: Cape Cod Times, http://www.capecodonline.com