A piece of debris was found in the waters of western Prince William Sound on Thursday as the search continues for a missing LifeGuard helicopter.But the discovery has led to more questions than answers as searchers battled another day of difficult weather conditions looking for … [Read more...]
SEARCH FOR MISSING MEDEVAC COPTER WIDENS – ALASKA
Snowmachines joined aircraft and boats Thursday in the hunt for an air ambulance that vanished Monday evening over Prince William Sound. The ground search is chasing a lead that went nowhere earlier. A motorist on the Seward Highway reported seeing something Wednesday on Spencer … [Read more...]
DRUNK DRIVER CHARGED IN CRASH THAT KILLED PARAMEDIC – TURNER, MAINE
A 30-year-old Turner man has been indicted on charges of manslaughter and drunken driving arising from an early morning crash last summer in Turner that killed a paramedic while he was tending a patient en route to the hospital.Christopher Boutin is accused of crashing his pickup … [Read more...]
AMBULANCE IN ACCIDENT WHILE TRANSPORTING BURN VICTIM – AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA
It was not the luckiest of days for one man in Aiken. It all started with a small explosion that caught his pants on fire.A small can exploded at B&B Glass on Park Avenue, catching a man's pants on fire and burning his legs.An ambulance picked up the man to transport him to the … [Read more...]
DRIVER INDICTED IN FATAL CRASH – MAINE
By Mark LaFlamme , Staff Writer A Turner man was charged with manslaughter and drunken driving Thursday in connection with a July 5 crash that killed an emergency paramedic and injured two others.Christopher Boutin, 30, of Boutin Road, is accused of crashing his truck into an … [Read more...]
RURAL METRO AMBULANCE INVOLVED IN CRASH – KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
A Rural Metro ambulance suffered minor damage in a chain reaction crash on Cumberland Avenue just east of Alcoa Highway, near the entrance to Tyson Park.The accident happened around 2:30 p.m. Rural Metro Chief Jerry Harnish say the ambulance was hit in the rear bumper as part of … [Read more...]
An ambulance responding to a medical call Wednesday afternoon collided with a car along the Billy Graham Parkway. Three crew members and the driver of the car were taken to nearby hospitals. The accident happened around 1:45 p.m. at the intersection of Billy Graham Parkway and … [Read more...]