How to help
Chattanooga police ask anyone with information about the Sunday night collision that injured firefighter Lt. Larry O’Rear to call 423-698-2525.
Larry O’RearDonations
The Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association, Local 820 has set up an account at First Tennessee Bank to accept donations to assist Lt. Larry O’Rear. Anyone wishing to help can stop by any First Tennessee branch office and make a donation to the Firefighter Relief Fund.
Jeremy Pettway works as a cook at the Burger King on East Brainerd Road near where Chattanooga firefighter Lt. Larry O’Rear was hit around 9:19 p.m. Sunday by a red Mercedes.
“A car just came flying,” Pettway said. “[The car] was going at least 50, so I guess [the driver] didn’t see the fireman.”
O’Rear was helping direct traffic at the scene of a two-car crash that had happened earlier between the Burger King and Hardee’s fast-food restaurants in the 7900 block of East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga police said. He was standing on the double yellow line in the utility lane directing westbound traffic, police said.