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Mass. college student charged with assaulting EMT

The 21-year-old struck a medic in the face and attempted to exit the ambulance while it was moving

HADLEY, Mass. — A college student is facing charges after allegedly assaulting an EMT Thursday.

WGGB reported that officers were called to assist Amherst Fire with an unruly person being transported to a hospital.

The person, a 21-year-old male student, allegedly struck a medic in the face and attempted to exit the ambulance while it was moving.

The student, whose name has not been released, will be summoned to court on charges assault and battery on an EMT and disorderly conduct, according to the report.