Little Rock fire captain killed Sunday in Maumelle crash

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, - A captain with the Little Rock Fire Department was killed in a crash early Sunday morning.

According to fire officials, Captain Robert Hild was killed in a vehicular crash on Highway 365 in Maumelle at 12:30 a.m.

Officials said the vehicle was also occupied by his wife, but there is no word on if she sustained injuries.

The cause of the crash is being investigated by the Arkansas State Police.

Hild was a 25-year veteran of the Little Rock Fire Department and was assigned to Fire Station #9.

He is survived by his wife and five children.