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EMSCloseCalls.com.....   News and related Updates (Also check the most current issue of THE SECRET LIST for related News and Updates-Click Here) Police: Man overdosing on synthetic marijuana knocks out paramedic with kick - Pennsylvania Wednesday, August 5, 2015  By Manuel Gamiz Jr. Of The Morning Call A man overdosed on synthetic marijuana early Saturday in Allentown and then fought with emergency responders, knocking out a paramedic with a kick to the head and punching and biting police officers, according to court records. Angel Villafane-Guzman, 35, of the 500 block of North Mohr Street in Allentown, stopped fighting only after an Allentown officer used his Taser to subdue him, according to court records. Villafane-Guzman was charged with three counts of aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment and one count each of resisting arrest, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He was arraigned by District Judge Wayne Maura and sent to Lehigh County Jail under $75,000 bail. Roberto Garcia Berrios, 32, of the 1000 block of South Carlisle Street in Allentown, allegedly interfered with emergency crews and also was arrested. He was charged with resisting arrest, obstruction with the administration of law, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. He was sent to county jail under $10,000 bail. According to a criminal complaint: Allentown police were dispatched at 2:35 a.m. to the 400 block of Pratt Street to assist paramedics with an overdose. An Allentown officer responded and saw Villafane-Guzman walking. He told police he didn't need their help and was walking to a hospital. The officer told him an ambulance was on the way, but he refused to cooperate. Villafane-Guzman continued walking and was joined by Berrios. Police followed the two men from Pratt Street to the 400 block of Chew Street, where they flagged down a paramedic. They told paramedics Villafane-Guzman was a possible synthetic marijuana and alcohol overdose and needed help. As paramedics were treating Villafane-Guzman and placing him in the back of an ambulance, Berrios tried to help, but was interfering. Paramedics and police told Berrios to step back, but he continued to get in the way and yell. Villafane-Guzman became combative, kicking a paramedic in the head and knocking him out. He kicked an officer in the leg and punched another officer in the arm and ribs. Police took Villafane-Guzman out of the ambulance and put him on the ground. He continued to fight, biting an officer in the forearm. As he was about to bite the officer again, another officer used his Taser on him. The paramedic suffered a concussion, and the two officers suffered redness, bruises and scratches. — Manuel Gamiz Jr.         Corvette and ambulance collide in Boardman - Ohio Wednesday, August 5, 2015  BOARDMAN, Ohio (WYTV) – A corvette and ambulance collided Sunday afternoon in Boardman. The accident happened just after 4 p.m. at the intersection of South Avenue and Route 224. Minor injuries were reported, but the couple in the Corvette were able to walk away from the accident. The ambulance left the scene shortly before 4:30 p.m. Traffic was rerouted as crews worked to clear the accident from the road. A cause for the accident has not been determined.          Ambulance Involved In Tallahassee Accident - Florida Saturday, August 1, 2015  A little after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, traffic began to back up after a Wakulla County ambulance hit a tan Volvo on Capital Circle and Easterwood Drive. Todd Stout and his crew at NAPA Auto Parts say they were busy on a Wednesday afternoon before the accident. "We were inside working and heard the lights and sirens from the ambulance coming from down this way I guess and just heard the impact," said Stout. At the time, the ambulance was carrying a patient to Capital Regional Medical Center. A different ambulance took that person to the hospital while EMT's worked on the driver of the Volvo. Ambulance drivers are taught to enter intersections with caution. "When we come up to a traffic-controlled intersection we yield to that traffic controlled to assure that everybody else was stopped and then we proceed through the intersection," said Wakulla County Fire Rescue Chief Mike Morgan. Traffic on Capital Circle south bound went from three lanes to two causing delays during rush hour. As for Stout, he says it was an odd sight seeing an accident at this intersection. "I don't recall ever having or ever seeing any kind of accident here." No word yet on the condition of the Volvo driver.          Hamden man arrested for fight with roommate assaults EMTs in ambulance - Connecticut Saturday, August 1, 2015  BY SAMANTHA SCHOENFELD HAMDEN–While two people were being taken to the hospital after a fight, police say one of the suspects have assaulted the emergency personnel in the ambulance. On July 30, around 3:30 p.m., Hamden Police responded to an apartment on State Street for a report of a domestic dispute involving a knife. They found a man, Andrew Stolar, lying on the floor with multiple wounds. It was determined that Stolar and his roommate, Shawn WIlliams, got into a physical fight. Both were arrested and transported in separate ambulances to Yale-New Haven Hospital. The ambulance transporting Stolar returned to the State Street home shortly after departing because he had gotten off the stretcher and assaulted two of the American Medical Response EMTs. Police who were still at the scene investigating restrained Stolar. Stolar, 32, was charged with two counts of assault on emergency medical personnel and disorderly conduct. He was held on a $25,000 bond and appeared in court on Friday. Williams, 52, was charged with disorderly conduct. He was held on a $25,000 bond and was also due in court on Friday. Six police officers were taken to the hospital for evaluations for possible blood exposure and/or injuries.         Wakulla Ambulance Crashes With Car While Taking Patient to Hospital - Florida Saturday, August 1, 2015  TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - A Wakulla ambulance was involved in a crash Wednesday while transporting a patient to a Tallahassee Hospital. According to the Wakulla County Fire Rescue, the ambulance was trying to cross through an intersection on Capital Circle when the crash happened. WCFR says all crew members and the patient were belted into the vehicle, incurred no injuries, and were able to finish transporting the patient. The driver of the second vehicle involved was taken by Leon EMS for non life threatening injuries, says WCFR.           Ambulance rear-ended by suspected DUI driver - California Thursday, July 30, 2015  An American Medical Response (AMR) ambulance was rear ended at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Union and Lathrop roads intersection by an alleged drunk driver who fled the scene on foot. Manteca Police Sgt. Brian Holland said the driver Clinton Samuel Laque, 36, of Manteca fled on foot down Union Road and was reported to police by another motorist who witnessed the crash.  Sgt. Holland said the ambulance paramedic who was attending to an 80 year-old-patient from Lincoln in Placer County was injured when Laque drove his Ford pickup truck into the rear of the ambulance causing moderate damage to the back of the ambulance and to the front of the pickup truck.  Laque was determined to be under the influence at the scene and also charged with hit and run, Holland said. He added that the truck’s speed at the time of the crash was estimated at 40 miles per hour.  The engine in the ambulance quit on the impact. The ambulance was pushed into the center of the intersection. The pickup driver received lacerations to his head and foot, according to police.         New York Man Dies In I-91 Accident; Several Other Wrecks Reported Saturday - Vermont Wednesday, July 29, 2015  By Nancy Nutile-McMenemy, Standard Correspondent There were several motor vehicle accidents in the region Saturday, including one on Interstate 91 that killed a New York man. Trent Costello, 22, of Kingston, New York, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, after the car he was riding in hit a tree on the west side of the highway near mile marker 48, state police said in a news release. The driver of the car, McKayla Park, 21, of Oneonta, New York, was taken to Springfield Hospital with unspecified injuries. Hospital representatives were unable to provide information about Park’s condition last night. Both were wearing seatbelts, police said. Police said Park and Costello were traveling south at about 11:30 a.m. when their car left the west side of the roadway in Weathersfield, overturned and struck a tree. The car, a 2000 Subaru Forester, was totaled. Emergency responders closed the southbound lanes of I-91 at Exit 8 in Ascutney, about three miles north of the crash site, at about noon, diverting traffic onto Route 131. At one point, cars were backed up on the interstate for about a mile and a half. The roadway remained closed for several hours. In addition to the Vermont State Police, the Weathersfield Police Department, Ascutney Volunteer Fire Department, Springfield Fire Department, West Weathersfield Volunteer Fire Department and the Vermont Agency of Transportation responded to the scene, police said in the release. Just as crews were cleaning up the accident on the interstate a call went out for an accident on Route 131 near Exit 8 where a Golden Cross ambulance and another Subaru Forester collided on Route 131. The two-member Golden Cross crew reported the crash at about 3:55 p.m. Neither crew member reported being injured, although the ambulance suffered extensive front-end damage. The green Subaru, which had Vermont plates and was carrying a blue-and-green kayak, came to a stop near a rocky ledge. Photographs from the scene show that at least one of the car’s airbags had deployed and the driver’s side door was removed. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team helicopter was called and landed on the interstate at about 4:18 p.m. to transport the driver of the Subaru, whose identity was not released as of Saturday night. Officials at the scene said the Golden Cross crew was responding to a motorcycle accident on Tyson Road in Reading, at the time of the crash. Vermont State Police said Roger Perron, 60, and his wife, Linda Perron, 57, both of Claremont, were aboard a 2012 Suzuki 800 and heading west toward Plymouth, at about 3:45 p.m. when Roger Perron moved to the right to give a fast-moving oncoming vehicle space to negotiate a sharp curve. Perron told police he then hit the sandy shoulder of the roadway and lost control of the motorcycle. Roger Perron was transported to DHMC with non-life threatening injuries. Linda Perron also was transported to DHMC for evaluation. A hospital spokeswoman said both were in stable condition last night. Neither speed nor impairment were a factor in the accident, police said. The motorcycle suffered minor damage. The Reading Rescue Squad also responded to the scene.         Knox County ambulance driver indicted in deadly crash - Kentucky Wednesday, July 29, 2015  KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A Knox County Grand Jury has indicted an ambulance driver for a deadly accident. Investigators say Kevin French, 25, was allegedly operating an ambulance "while under the influence of intoxicants" last August on U.S. 25 when he hit Sampson Callender, 14, and two of his friends. Police say Callender and his friends were riding their bikes in the median of U.S. 25 before the wreck. Callender was killed. The two other teens were treated for non-life threatening injuries. French faces four counts. The first count is second-degree manslaughter. The second and third counts are second-degree assault for hitting the other teens with the ambulance. The fourth count is speeding. The indictment says French was driving 70 mph in a 55 mph zone.          $1M pay out sought in EMS crash - Florida Wednesday, July 29, 2015  A Tallahassee elementary school teacher awaits a more than $1-million pay out from Leon County for a car crash with an ambulance that left her disabled. Sen. Bill Montford filed a bill Friday that if approved by the Legislature would direct $1.15 million to Angela Sanford for injuries and damages she suffered in the crash. Sanford had just a left a concert by country act Jason Aldean at the Civic Center on Sept. 5, 2013 when the Buick SUV she was riding in was broadsided by a Leon County Emergency Medical Services vehicle. The ambulance, driven by paramedic Benjamin Hunter, blew through a red light at the corner of West Tharpe Street and North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to a Leon County Sheriff’s Office report. Hunter was found at fault. Even though his lights and sirens were activated, he had the responsibility to slow to a safe speed in order to make sure the intersection was clear, the report said. The ambulance was going 44 mph at the moment of impact, crushing the passenger side where Sanford was sitting. The impact left Sanford in a coma and resulted in permanent cognitive and depressive disorders, permanent double vision, a lacerated liver and 11 fractured ribs among other injuries. Her disability has also left her unable to carry on a career in teaching, the bill said. Medical expenses totaled about $744,000, the bill said. In April, a Leon County judge ruled in Sanford’s favor in a civil case against Leon County. The county already paid $300,000 to the other people injured in the accident, the bill said. The driver, Sanford’s husband, Patrick Sanford, underwent back surgery. The back seat passenger Daniel McNair broke two bones in his left hand.         Ambulance collides with wedding procession - Kentucky Monday, July 27, 2015  By Kayla Pickrell Georgetown News-Graphic An ambulance collided with a wedding procession on Quality Drive and McClelland Circle on Sunday afternoon. Georgetown Police Captain Robert Swanigan said that emergency crews were rushing a crash victim to the hospital shortly after 3 p.m. when a minivan heading to a wedding reception struck the Georgetown-Scott County EMS ambulance on its way to Chandler Hospital in Lexington. The crash victim in the ambulance was being transported from an accident on McClelland Circle and East Main Extended, Swanigan said. The accident happened around 3 p.m. when a blue car and white pickup truck collided. The driver of the blue car was being transported from the accident by EMTs and paramedics when a minivan struck the ambulance. Three paramedics and EMTs, the original crash victim, and two people in the minivan were transported to Georgetown Community Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Swanigan said. Georgetown Police is investigating both collisions.         Three People Injured After Accident On Gordon Highway - Georgia Monday, July 27, 2015  By Stefany Bornman Augusta, GA – At least three people are injured after an accident involving an ambulance. It happened Saturday afternoon on Gordon Highway in Augusta. Deputies say the ambulance was speeding without its sirens and lights on. It went through two red lights and crossed over the median. That’s when it struck several 4 other vehicles. The driver of the ambulance was injured in the crash. One person is in critical condition at Georgia Regents Medical Center. Investigators say the driver of the ambulance is facing charges, including reckless driving. Count on WJBF News Channel 6 to bring you the latest on this developing story.         Funeral for Piscataway woman killed in ambulance crash - New Jersey Monday, July 27, 2015  Family and friends are mourning a Spotswood emergency medical technician who was killed when a car collided with an ambulance responding to a call. Hinal Patel's funeral took place in North Brunswick on Monday. Patel, 22, of Piscataway, a recent Rutgers University graduate, was killed in a three-vehicle crash while aboard an ambulance rushing to the scene of an accident in East Brunswick on Saturday morning. The Spotswood Emergency Medical Services ambulance, with its lights and sirens activated, was struck by an East Brunswick woman, resulting in a three-vehicle wreck at 8 a.m. at Ryders Lane and Cranbury Road, East Brunswick police said. Patel was a Piscataway High School graduate who earned a bachelor's degree in cell biology and neuroscience from Rutgers in May. She was planning to attend a master's program at the Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in the fall, and hoped to become a doctor or physician's assistant. She joined the North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company in April 2012 and completed EMT training in September of that year, serving as a volunteer EMT in the Emergency Medical Services division, the statement said. She was a volunteer at Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick for five years before becoming an EMT. Staff Writer Everett Merrill: 908-243-6606; emerrill@mycentraljersey.com         EMT KILLED IN ACCIDENT WHILE RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY CALL IN EAST BRUNSWICK - NEW JERSEY Sunday, July 26, 2015  By Renee Stoll EAST BRUNSWICK (WABC) -- It was her last day of work as an EMT for Spotswood, New Jersey. 22-year-old Hinal Patel was starting medical school Monday, but she will never get the chance to live out her dreams. Police say the ambulance she was riding on the way to a call was t-boned by a car, killing her. "They came through the intersection and were struck by another vehicle, which caused their vehicle to actually spin around and then land on its passenger side and skid across the roadway," says Lt. Kevin F. Zebro of the East Brunswick Police Department. Police say the lights and sirens were going, with 24-year-old EMT Mark Seube at the wheel. The two were on their way to help another town with ambulance transport less than a mile away, when police tell Eyewitness News that a woman driving a Prius hit them at the intersection of Ryder Lane and Cranbury Road in East Brunswick. The ambulance then hit another car before flipping on its side. It's unclear if Patel was wearing a seatbelt. Her EMT partner and the driver of the Prius were injured in the accident, and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to Lt. Zebro. Patel wanted to eventually become a Physician or a Physician's Assistant. Her family tells Eyewitness News that she also worked as an EMT for the last two years at North Shelton volunteer fire company, and was even honored for her work as an EMT. Chief John Scarpa said in a statement, "Hinal was a very smart, dedicated member of our family and she will be greatly missed. She had many close friends at North Stelton. The members of the North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company are devastated by her loss." The crash still remains under investigation, and police do not know if anyone will be cited or arrested.         Spotswood emergency services official killed in East Brunswick ambulance crash - New Jersey Sunday, July 26, 2015  A Spotswood Emergency Services official was killed Saturday morning in a multi-car wreck in East Brunswick, officials said. Spotswood EMS Director Miriam Barbarise confirmed a member of her department was killed in an ambulance crash but declined further comment and referred the matter to the police department. A law enforcement official told NJ Advance Media the person killed was working her final shift before starting medical school. The law enforcement official asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the incident. Dozens of officials from the East Brunswick Police Department and East Brunswick Fire Department could be seen at the scene of the accident at the intersection of Ryders Lane and Cranbury Road. A person with knowledge of the situation said the Spotswood ambulance was responding to a mutual aid call in East Brunswick. The person declined to be identified because he or she had not been authorized to speak on the matter. At least three vehicles appeared to have been involved in the accident. A Spotswood Emergency Services ambulance remained on its side in the center of Cranbury Road late Saturday morning. Another two vehicles could be seen being lifted onto tow vehicles by emergency personnel as authorities investigated the scene. It was not immediately clear whether any others were injured in the accident. Calls to the East Brunswick Police Department for details were not immediately returned. Vernal Coleman can be reached at vcoleman@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter at @vernalcoleman. Find NJ.com on Facebook.          One dead in East Brunswick ambulance accident - New Jersey Sunday, July 26, 2015  Jenna Intersimone, @JIntersimone EAST BRUNSWICK Hinal Patel dedicated her life to helping others. Patel, 22, of Piscataway, an emergency medical technician and recent Rutgers University graduate, was doing just that when she was killed in a three-vehicle crash while aboard an ambulance rushing to the scene of an accident in East Brunswick Saturday morning. The Spotswood Emergency Medical Services ambulance, with its lights and sirens activated, was struck by a township woman, resulting in a three-vehicle crash at 8 a.m. at Ryders Lane and Cranbury Road, East Brunswick police said. “Hinal was a very smart, dedicated member of our family and she will be greatly missed. She had many close friends at North Stelton,” read a statement posted by the North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company on Facebook Saturday afternoon. “The members of the North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company are devastated by her loss and extend our deepest condolences to her family, friends and coworkers.” According to the statement, Patel was a Piscataway High School graduate who earned a bachelor’s degree in cell biology and neuroscience from Rutgers in May. She was planning to attend a master’s program at the Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in the fall, and hoped to become a doctor or physician’s assistant. She joined the North Stelton company in April 2012 and completed EMT training in September of that year, serving as a volunteer EMT in the Emergency Medical Services division, the statement said. She also served as an EMT in Spotswood. She was a volunteer at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick for five years before becoming an EMT. Mark C. Seube, 24, of Hamilton, an EMT with Spotswood EMS, was driving the Spotswood ambulance with Hinal Patel, of Piscataway, a 22-year-old EMT, who was as the front seat passenger. The EMTs were responding to assist the East Brunswick Rescue Squad as mutual aid at a motor vehicle crash with injuries in the township. Initial investigation showed that the ambulance, a 2008 Ford van, was traveling west on Ryders Lane at the intersection of Cranbury Road. The ambulance proceeded through the intersection and was struck by a 2013 Toyota Prius traveling south on Cranbury Road driven by 58-year-old Kathleen Meade of East Brunswick. The ambulance overturned and slid into a 2011 Subaru Legacy, driven by 43-year-old Kristen Fahrman of East Brunswick, which was stopped on Ryders Lane in the eastbound lanes. Patel was killed as a result of the collision. Seube and Meade were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with nonlife-threatening injuries. Fahrman was not injured. Several emergency service agencies responded to assist at the scene, including the East Brunswick Fire Department District 2, Milltown EMS, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Basic Life Support and the Advanced Life Support Units. The crash is under investigation by the East Brunswick Police Department Contributing: Staff writer Ilana Keller Staff Writer Jenna Intersimone: 908-801-4863; JIntersimone@MyCentralJersey.com           Prev1234Next        1        2        3        4        5        6        7        8        9        10        11        12        13        14        15        16        17        18        19        20        21        22        23        24        25        26        27        28        29        30        31        32        33        34        35        36        37        38        39        40        41        42        43        44        45        46        47        48        49        50        51        52        53        54        55        56        57        58        59        60        61        62        63        64        65        66        67        68        69        70        71        72        73        74        75        76        77        78        79        80        81        82        83        84        85        86        87        88        89        90        91        92        93        94        95        96        97        98        99        100        101        102        103        104        105        106        107        108        109        110        111        112        113        114        115        116        117        118        119        120        121        122        123        124        125        126        127        128        129        130        131        132        133        134        135        136        137        138        139        140        141        142        143        144        145        146        147        148        149        150        151        152        153        154        155        156        157        158        159        160        161        162        163        164        165        166        167        168        169        170        171        172        173        174        175        176        177        178        179        180        181        182        183        184        185        186        187        188        189        190        191        192        193        194        195        196        197        198        199        200        201        202        203        204        205        206        207        208        209        210        211        212        213        214        215        216        217        218        219        220        221        222        223        224        225        226        227        228        229        230        231        232        233        234        235        236        237        238        239        240        241        242        243        244        245        246        247        248        249        250        251        252        253        254        255        256        257        258        259        260        261        262        263        264        265        266        267        268        269        270        271        272        273        274        275        276        277        278        279        280        281        282        283        284        285        286        287        288        289        290        291        292        293        294        295        296        297        298        299        300        301        302        303        304        305        306        307        308        309        310        311        312        313        314        315        316        317        318        319        320        321        322        323        324        325        326        327        328        329        330        331        332        333        334        335        336        337        338        339        340       Page 1 of 340 [ Total items: 5090]   Search for news stories : Select Year      Select Year     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002     2001     2000     1997     1972     1940     1938  Select Month      Select Month     Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct     Nov     Dec  Select Category      Select Category     News Firefighter Close Calls     Pass It On     The Secret List     News Ems Close Calls     Close Calls - 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