Youngstown man sues city for injuries in fire truck crash

YOUNGSTOWN — A South Side man is suing the city and one of its firefighters for $1,900 in medical bills he said he incurred after a fire engine making a left turn en route to an emergency hit his car.

Beondre L. Kimbrough Jr., of East Avondale Avenue, said in his lawsuit that he was westbound on Philadelphia Avenue and stopped at Cottage Grove Avenue on Sept. 11, 2008, when his car was struck by the fire truck driven by Eugene J. Cook Jr., who negligently caused the crash.

The suit, which demands a jury trial, was filed in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court and assigned to Judge John M. Durkin. City Law Director Iris Torres Guglucello declined to comment on the lawsuit.