A Muncie firefighter had a close call after a driver hit him and took off. First responders were on the scene of a gas leak near McGalliard and Reserve Street Thursday morning. Police officers and firefighters were helping direct traffic due to road closures. Surveillance video from a nearby business shows a firefighter motioning a vehicle and then seconds later he tries jumping out of the way to avoid a driver hitting him from behind. “It’s really senseless and we feel very lucky that we didn’t have someone very seriously hurt this morning,” said Battalion Chief James Clevenger with the Muncie Fire Department. The driver ended up hitting the firefighter and then speeding up and taking off. “So not only did she know she hit him, she knew she did wrong,” said Clevenger.