DUI
In EMS every decision we make is layered with risks and benefits which need to be considered
Michael Ladell Thomas faces manslaughter, felony DUI for a crash that killed ASAP EMS EMT Mary “Katie” Pipkin
“Our thoughts, our hearts, and our prayers for her recovery continue to be with her and her family,” Ambulnz posted
The rate of deaths directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and had been increasing in the prior two decades
Douglas Randell was placed on leave without pay pending a fire safety board hearing
Seven fire trucks, six ambulances and a medical helicopter responded to the incident, and providers transported victims to four area medical centers
Chief U.S. District Judge Robert F. Rossiter Jr. ruled that they were shielded from civil liability under qualified immunity
The Hawkins County EMS employee was transported to a hospital
Boyd County Sheriff’s Office deputies said that the NetCare employee who had been driving the ambulance kept changing his story
Lifeguards also extricated two women from the crashed vehicle; one woman was transported to a hospital as firefighters worked to remove the car
“Do you want a headbutt?” EMT Nicholas McGowan asked, according to court documents
Nicholas McGowan told police he was on his way home after work when he crashed his vehicle
A Stevens County Fire District 7 ambulance was rammed on the road, and District 2 reported the theft of a truck and equipment
Patrick Sullivan pleaded guilty in March to charges related to a motorcycle crash that killed Ryan Ferrara
Patrick Sullivan and Ryan Ferrara were riding a motorcycle without helmets when the fatal crash happened
Renovo Fire Department Chief Jimmy Ray Risley has been arrested
The Lexington firefighter was rendering aid to a slumped-over driver when the driver woke up, put the SUV in gear and took off
The rig driver, Kevin Tirrel McCorvey, was arrested and told Fairburn police that he had smoked marijuana, taken Adderall and was drinking before the incident
Kevin McCorvey faces charges of driving under the influence, second-degree vehicular homicide, open container and failure to maintain lane
The ambulance on Long Island was transporting a patient when it was struck by a 49-year-old woman in a BMW
Firefighters needed to break the ambulance windshield to free the two American Medical Response EMTs
Police said the paramedic was rendering aid to the man after he intentionally struck his head on the partition of a patrol vehicle
Police said the man’s BAC was .184
Two AMR paramedics were among the injured
The driver of the car that collided with the Prisma Ambulance was charged with DUI; the crew sustained minor injuries
The driver of the vehicle that rear-ended the ambulance is accused of driving under the influence
The police medic suffered a dislocated left ulna, fractured left hand and neck and back pain
