ONONDAGA, N.Y. -- A pair of firefighters responding to a two-car crash stopped a drunken driver from making a low-speed getaway in his damaged vehicle, the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office said. Just after 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 26, sheriff's deputies and firefighters responded to a report of a head-on hit-and-run crash on Rock Cut Road in the town of Onondaga.

Two Jamesville fire chiefs got to the scene and spotted a man, later identified as Shawn Brokhoff, driving away in a 1996 Chevrolet Camaro, the sheriff's office said. Because of the heavy damage, however, the Camaro was going very slowly as it fled.

Shawn Brokhoff

The two Jamesville fire chiefs maneuvered their emergency vehicles in front of the Camaro to keep it from driving off.

"Definitely the fire chiefs deserve the credit for their actions which not only assisted us, but also prevented further injury to other motorists," said Sgt. Jon Seeber, a spokesman for the sheriff's office.

Deputy Joe Strom arrived moments later, determined that Brokhoff was intoxicated and arrested him, the sheriff's office said. He was later charged with felony driving while intoxicated due to a prior conviction in the last 10 years.

The sheriff's office said Brokhoff was traveling west on Rock Cut Road when he crossed into the eastbound lane and hit a 2012 Volkswagon with four people in it. Both vehicles suffered heavy damage. The occupants of the Volkswagon suffered minor injuries.

Brokhoff, 37, of Houston Avenue, Syracuse, was charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, driving while intoxicated, driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher, and aggravated driving while intoxicated (having a blood alcohol content of 0.18 percent or higher).

He was also charged with leaving the scene of a an accident, operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device, violation of probation, and several traffic offenses.

Brokhoff was arraigned in LaFayette Town Court and ordered held at the Onondaga County jail in lieu of $25,000 bail or $50,000 bond.