A 55-year-old police officer driving south in the northbound lanes of I-75/85 died early Friday when his vehicle struck an ambulance head-on just south of Fulton Street, in Atlanta. A female patient and two crew members inside the ambulance were injured. The ambulance from … [Read more...]
TEXAS STUDENT HIT PARAMEDIC WITH CAR JACK, POLICE SAY
By Alex BranchFort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas)Copyright 2007 Fort Worth Star-TelegramAZLE, Texas An Azle High School student told police he threw a car jack through the windshield of a moving ambulance because he was mad after an argument with his family, Azle Police Chief Steve … [Read more...]
DUI SUSPECT CHARGED WITH ASSAULT ON EMT, CORRECTIONS OFFICER, AND DEPUTY INJURED – MACON, TENNESSEE
Roger Dale Gregory, of West Stinson Rd., was charged with driving under the influence, evading arrest, violation of implied consent law, fleeing in a motor vehicle, assault, and aggravated assault, following a series of incidents that began approximately 8:30 p.m. Thursday … [Read more...]
CRACKDOWN AS MEDICS FACE MORE VIOLENCE – UK
EMERGENCY medics in the region are facing violence and abuse on a daily basis, ambulance bosses have revealed. Since July last year, Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) crews have reported 230 incidents of aggression and attacks - nearly one a day - and say many more incidents go … [Read more...]
POLICE ARREST AZLE TEEN ACCUSED OF INJURING PARAMEDIC – PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS
Police have arrested an Azle teen in connection with a Parker County paramedic hit in the face with a car jack. Bryan Cotton, 18, was charged with aggravated assault on a public servant, a first-degree felony. Donnie Stone of Weatherford said he was hit in the face by the … [Read more...]
MAN CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER AFTER CRASHING INTO AMBULANCE – FLORIDA
A Lake County man will be in court Sunday morning facing more charges after he crashed his car into an ambulance. Investigators said they have decided to charge Scott Leland, 45, with Felony DUI Manslaughter, WESH 2 News reported. Police upgraded the charge from just a DUI charge … [Read more...]
Line of Duty DeathPaul W. Patterson, A-EMCAJune 12, 1976-February 25, 2007On February 25, 2007 at approximately 10:00 am, Paul was responding to a motor vehicle incident in the Blenheim area in a Early Response Unit. While responding Paul was involved in a a rollover incident and … [Read more...]
A paramedic from the Chatham-Kent (Ontario, Canada) area was killed in the line of duty after a crash this morning. The single-vehicle accident occurred around 1000 hours near Blenheim when the paramedic was responding to another crash. The EMS vehicle rolled over and the … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER DIES WHILE RESPONDING TO A CRASH – KENTUCKY
A Kentucky volunteer firefighter has died from the injuries he sustained while responding to an injury auto crash. The FF was critically injured in the response crash on February 1 and succumbed to his injuries this morning. 28 year old Steven Eric Vanderpool Jr. of West Liberty … [Read more...]
CRASH KILLS PATIENT IN AMBULANCE – FLORIDA
A 77-year-old woman was killed Friday when a Lady Lake man suspected of driving drunk slammed into the ambulance she was riding, police said. Alice D. Ferriell of Lady Lake was being taken to The Villages Regional Hospital about 2:15 a.m. at the time. Police already were … [Read more...]