Posted on: December 02, 2024 10:55 AM

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Van driver faces DWI charge after colliding with FDNY truck in Queens

An accused drunken driver was in police custody after barreling head-on into an FDNY ladder truck on a Queens street early Sunday.

Jimmy Lealecheverria, 41, crashed a van into a Ladder Co. 143 truck at the corner of 115th St. and Jamaica Ave. in Richmond Hill shortly after 6 a.m., authorities allege.

Three firefighters and Lealecheverria were hospitalized with minor injuries, FDNY officials said.

Lealecheverria, of Harrison, N.J., was charged with driving while intoxicated.