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Va. EMT speaks out after ambulance crash

The EMT was thrown out of the ambulance when the EMS provider who was driving fell asleep at the wheel

By Amanda Kenney
WDBJ7

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. — A Franklin County EMT is speaking out, hoping to prevent another accident involving an ambulance.

Jess Stump talked to high school volunteer EMTs Tuesday to warn them about the dangers of not being well-rested while on the job.

Stump was taking care of a patient in the back of an ambulance last Thursday when the driver fell asleep at the wheel and ran off the side of the road.

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