EAST FORSYTH — A 31-year-old Cumming man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after his vehicle reportedly struck a non-emergency transport ambulance.

Christopher Don Moss was pulled over by a Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputy between 11 p.m. and midnight Feb. 11 in front of Fire Station 15 on Buford Highway (Hwy. 20).

Moss was eventually cited for DUI, failure to maintain lane and possession of open alcohol container by driver.

According to an incident report, the deputy stopped Moss after the suspect reportedly failed to yield to an emergency vehicle while driving a 1999 Ford Mustang.

However, the deputy soon discovered the ambulance had signaled for the Mustang to turn into the fire station as a result of the collision, said Epifanio Rodriguez, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office.

No injuries were reported in connection with the incident, though both the Mustang and the ambulance received “slight damage,” Rodriguez said.

During a search of the Mustang upon Moss’ arrest, an open 40-ounce Budweiser was found in the front passenger seat.

He was taken to the Forsyth County Jail and posted a $3,960 bond the next day, Rodriguez said.

According to the incident report, Moss had reportedly pulled out of the QT gas station just east of the fire station and straddled the lane.

“It appeared [Moss] was entering the left lane but instead moved back into the right lane of travel, striking the ambulance,” the report said.

This is the second accident involving an ambulance in Forsyth County in three months.

On Dec. 11, a 40-year-old man was charged with driving without a license and failure to yield right of way to an emergency vehicle after turning in front of an ambulance with its lights and sirens running on Ga. 400 at Settingdown Road in north Forsyth.

The ambulance was likely totaled, officials said at the time. No one was injured in the incident, including the two people in the ambulance.

The ambulance in the Hwy. 20 wreck is not under contract with the county, according to Forsyth Fire Division Chief Jason Shivers.

Central EMS, which is the ambulance service that took over the county contract about a month ago, has a “sizeable” non-emergency transportation fleet with a number of contracts with various area hospitals and doctor offices, Shivers said.

“Other than the fact that this ambulance was based out of Northside Hospital, which is in Forsyth County, it has nothing to do with us,” he said.

Therefore, according to Shivers, the incident did not cause any delay in response to 911 calls.