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Mass. EMT faces charges for allegedly leaving crash scene

By Stephanie Chelf
Eagle Tribune
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METHUEN, Mass. — A Methuen firefighter is facing criminal charges for leaving the scene of a car accident that injured three people, including a pregnant woman.

Police say Brett Paolantonio, 28, of Methuen then tried to cover it up by claiming the pickup truck he was driving was stolen.

Paolantonio, who is also a certified EMT, pleaded not guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, filing a fake motor vehicle theft report and reporting a false crime in Lawrence District Court last week.

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