Firemen Catch Suspect in Slow-Speed Chase

With its siren screaming and engine straining to push it to its full 35-mile-an-hour top speed, a 40-foot Fire Department aerial ladder truck lumbered through 12 blocks of Bronx traffic yesterday afternoon in successful pursuit of a tow truck that had allegedly spedoff after striking a 13-year-old boy.

Firemen said they saw the boy knocked 30 feet through the air. The tow truck got caught in traffic and allowed the firemen to catch up.

Excerpt from New York Times