Man tries to go home for holidays -- by fire truck

[December 24, 2008]  SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) -- What kind of mileage does that thing get? Police in South Salt Lake, Utah, have arrested a man they say tried to steal a fire truck so he could drive home -- to Washington -- for Christmas.

Detective Gary Keller says firefighters on a medical call heard the $500,000 truck's air horn blaring Monday and ran outside. They found a man in the driver's seat trying to drive away.

After a lengthy struggle, firefighters were finally able to subdue the man until police arrived.

Police say the 25-year-old man told them he wanted to go to Washington to see his mother for Christmas.

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Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com/

[Associated Press]

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