GRAND JUNCTION, Iowa (AP) — A central Iowa fire chief has been accused of being drunk while driving an ambulance and taking a patient to a hospital. Greene County court records say 39-year-old Thomas Launderville is charged with operating while intoxicated, second offense. A Jefferson City police officer says in the records that he heard Launderville slur his words during a radio call late Friday as Launderville drove the Grand Junction ambulance and a patient to Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson. Launderville has since been dismissed as the Grand Junction fire chief.

Thomas Launderville, is seen in photo provided by the Greene County (Iowa) Jail. (Greene County (Iowa) Jail via AP)

The records say the officer arrested Launderville at the hospital, and a breath test later showed Launderville had a blood alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit.