Monday, January 28, 2008
AUSTINTOWN — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating why a township police officer’s gas tank exploded, severely burning him in the resulting fire that swept through the cruiser.
Police Chief Bob Gavalier told township trustees Monday that the agency indicated it should release its report in two months.
Gavalier said after the meeting that the investigation isn’t routine. He said he notified the NHTSA about the accident, and the agency decided to investigate.
Gavalier said he learned about the possibility of getting the agency involved when he attended an Ohio State Highway Patrol meeting about safety issues with its cruisers a month and a half ago.
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