A firetruck racing to an emergency in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon collided with a moped driver, leaving him hospitalized. A firetruck racing to an emergency in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon collided with a moped driver, leaving him hospitalized, police reported. According to police sources, the incident unfolded on Myrtle Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Cops say a moped driver ran a red light around 1:26pm and weaved through some traffic before clipping the rear of the truck from ladder company 102. More on this from AMNY.