A 69-year-old motorist was ticketed for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle after he crashed into the drivers side of an ambulance with its lights and sirens activated last night on the South Side. The motorist was critically injured. Robert Woito was driving a Honda Civic … [Read more...]

The Ottawa CitizenPublished: Thursday, December 21, 2006 Ottawa police have charged two Ottawa men after a paramedic was shot in the face with an airgun in October. Police executed a warrant at 1065 Ramsey Cres. on Saturday, and on Wednesday charged two men with assault with a … [Read more...]

By Gerry DoyleChicago Tribune (Illinois) Copyright 2006 Chicago Tribune Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News Three people were hurt, one critically, when a driver tried to cut off a moving ambulance Wednesday night on the South Side, officials said. About 8:10 p.m., an … [Read more...]

By Shamus ToomeyChicago Sun TimesCopyright 2006 Chicago Sun-Times, Inc.All Rights Reserved An Orland Park father trying to clear a clogged kitchen sink died Tuesday morning after being overcome by toxic fumes from a mixture of a powerful drain cleaner and other chemicals, … [Read more...]

A Jackson County woman was apparently drunk and threatening suicide and authorities when she was arrested on charges of assaulting Acadian Ambulance personnel, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. Sera J. Roach, 39, was arrested Saturday and charged with one … [Read more...]

A man under the influence was charged with punching a Network Ambulance technician. Rebecca Degroot, 28, and Mark Degroot, 32, both of Pittston, were having an argument around midnight when Mr. Degroot grabbed the wheel from his wife, police said. Mrs. Degroot lost control of … [Read more...]

A person resisting arrest with every ounce of energy he had, required four officers as well as members of the Kendall Park First Aid Squad (KPFAS) to finally restrain him, according to police. On Monday at 6:34 p.m., Patrolman Don Niper was dispatched to Le Mirage hotel on Route … [Read more...]

Catherine Wilkinson December 13, 2006OAK HILLS Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board continue to comb through wreckage in the Cajon Pass examining everything they say that might reveal why Mercy Air 2 crashed on Sunday. However, the tragedy has raised new … [Read more...]

By Guy McCarthy and Robert RogersInland Valley Daily BulletinCopyright 2006 MediaNews Group, Inc.All Rights Reserved CAJON SUMMIT, Calif. A pall of sadness hung Monday afternoon over the site of a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of three Mercy Air crew members Sunday … [Read more...]

Two Pensacola girls were taken to a hospital Monday afternoon when they ran in front of and were struck by a car while crossing Ninth Avenue, according to the Pensacola Police Department. Also, a man was arrested after he interfered with a paramedic who was working on one of the … [Read more...]