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Off-Duty EMT Arrested After Drunk Driving and Hitting Parked Car, Cops Say

August 28, 2013 3:47pm | Updated August 28, 2013 3:47pm
Billy Rivera, 36, an FDNY EMT was arrested Tuesday night in Carroll Gardens.
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CARROLL GARDENS — An off-duty FDNY emergency medical technician plowed into a parked car while driving drunk Tuesday night, police said.

Billy Rivera, 36, hit the car around 10:50 p.m. at the intersection of Hicks and Rapelye streets, according to cops.

The city employee was arrested after the crash and charged for driving while intoxicated, unlicensed driving and refusal to take a breath test, police said.

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