East Sparta (OH) Fire Chief Pays Court Costs for Crash in Fire Department Tanker

The East Sparta Fire Department, 9333 Main Avenue Southeast, East Sparta, Ohio. (Google maps)

East Sparta Fire Department Chief Arnold “Arnie” Adams has paid $171 in court costs for a red light citation issued in connection with a collision between the fire department tanker and a tractor-trailer May 4, cantonrep.com reported.

A Canton Municipal Court Judge imposed the punishment on Adams, 60, on Friday, after he entered a no-contest plea and was found guilty, the report said.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol issued the ticket to Adams for a May 4 crash on the Interstate 77 overpass at Faircrest Street Southwest, according to the report.

The fire department’s 1998 tanker truck was a total loss, the report said.

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