Updated Monday at 1 p.m. to include additional information on the firefighter.
An Irving firefighter was released from the hospital after being severely injured when a car crashed into a wreck scene he was working, officials said.
Aaron Donahue, 30, suffered two brain bleeds, and a thoracic fracture, according to a Facebook post with details from his mother.
Donahue has worked with the Irving Fire Department for about four-and-a-half years.
"We still have a major road ahead of us, but we are headed in the right direction," the Facebook post from Dec. 9 said.
"The outpouring of support for Aaron, his family, and the Irving Fire Department has been overwhelming. Please continue to keep Aaron in your thoughts and prayers during his road to recovery," a news release said.
Irving police say the driver, 23-year-old Yajaira Estrada Calderon, was under the influence at the time of the crash and arrested her on a charge of intoxication assault.
Around 3:45 a.m. on Dec. 6, crews were working a crash that involved five vehicles on the 3100 block of westbound State Highway 183 in Irving. The highway had been shut down as they worked on the crash, officials said.
Police say Calderon, an Arlington resident, was driving a 2016 Dodge Challenger east in the westbound lanes of the highway at the time. The car collided with the crash scene and hit the firefighter.
Anyone with any information about the crash is asked to contact police at 972-273-1010 or 911.
