Washington, DC: Rookie DC Firefighter Struck by Aerial Still in Critical Condition

A rookie Washington, DC firefighter who was struck by a ladder truck last week remains in critical condition Tuesday at Medstar Washington Hospital Center.

According to NBC4 Washington, Dane Smothers Jr. was responding to a two-alarm structure fire last Wednesday night and preparing a hoseline and other equipment when he was struck by the arriving aerial at about 11:30 p.m. Smothers, 28, had been with the department for only three months.

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