ST. GEORGE, Utah – A St. A St. George firefighter was still hospitalized after the 1940s ceremonial fire truck he was driving lost its brakes Wednesday and was struck by a sport utility vehicle.

In the Wednesday morning crash at the corner of Deserts Edge Drive and Desert Canyons Parkway — about a half-mile from the Utah-Arizona border — a 76-year-old fire truck lost its brakes and collided with an SUV. Using the ceremonial vehicle, St. The St. George firefighter has been in the hospital ever since, undergoing minor back surgery and also received a ticket for running a stop sign.

Washington County Sheriff’s deputies and St. St. George’s fire chief told Fox 13 that a 1948 Ahrens Fox fire truck was a display piece on hand at the grand opening of the department’s new 13,000-square-foot building Tuesday. – Art station and educational facility in the Desert Canyons area, St. It’s about a mile and a half from St. George Airport.

According to the deputy, the firefighter was traveling down this downhill stretch of Desert Edge Drive toward Desert Canyons Avenue when the brakes failed. The engine went over a stop sign and a Ford SUV traveling down the parkway crashed into the driver’s side of the 1948 fire truck.

While the driver of the SUV, who was the only passenger, was uninjured, firefighter Brandon Redd said, St. He was transported to George Regional hospital.

On Thursday, he underwent a procedure to insert special cement into his vertebrae, and he was expected to go home Thursday night.

Redd also received a ticket for running a stop sign.

He also said that even if the driver loses their brakes and loses control, they will still be held liable for a crash that occurs while passing stop signs or lights. He added that the investigation into the accident continues.

St. George Fire Chief Robert Stoker says the historic fire truck is history. It’s a complete loss.

Anyone interested in raising funds for Redd’s medical expenses can visit the fundraiser Here.