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Footage of a CHP officer’s decision to detain a Chula Vista firefighter responding to a crash scene is baffling the country.
Officials from both the California Highway Patrol and Chula Vista Fire Department responded Wednesday, to an incident that left a firefighter in handcuffs at an accident site in the South Bay.
CBS News 8 cameras were rolling around 9:00 p.m. Tuesday when the two got into a dispute over where the fire engine should park while firefighters were responding to the crash that happened north on I-805 between Telegraph Canyon Road and East Orange Avenue.
According to officials, the officer told the firefighter to move his truck from the center divide, but the firefighter refused that request and continued giving aid to the crash victims.