An accused drunk driver was in police custody after barreling head-on into an FDNY ladder truck on a Queens street early Sunday.

A man, suspected of being drunk behind the wheel of a white panel van and heading eastbound on Jamaica Avenue, crashed head on into a FDNY truck that was at a standstill facing westbound at 115th Street in Queens on Sunday Dec. 1, 2024. 0719. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)
Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News

An accused drunk driver behind the wheel of a white panel van crashed head-on into a FDNY truck on Jamaica Ave. and 115th St. on Sunday. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)

Jimmy Lealecheverria, 41, crashed a van into Ladder 143 at the corner of 115th St. and Jamaica Ave. in Richmond Hill shortly after 6 a.m., authorities allege.

Three firefighters and the van driver were hospitalized with minor injuries, FDNY officials said.

Lealecheverria, of Harrison, N.J., was charged with driving while intoxicated.

A man, suspected of being drunk behind the wheel of a white panel van and heading eastbound on Jamaica Avenue, crashed head on into a FDNY truck that was at a standstill facing westbound at 115th Street in Queens on Sunday.
Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News

A driver crashed head on into an FDNY on 115th Street in Queens on Sunday. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)

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