The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office is looking into the actions of two emergency medical technicians accused of refusing to help a pregnant woman who collapsed in the coffee shop where they were taking a break.
A spokesman for the office said Monday it was investigating to see if any laws were broken.
The Fire Department of New York suspended Jason Green, a six-year veteran, and Melissa Jackson, a four-year veteran, without pay Monday while the Dec. 9 incident is investigated.
Home telephone listings for Jackson and Green are not available.
Witnesses said the EMTs told workers at the eatery in downtown Brooklyn to call 911 and then left when they were asked to help a female employee who had collapsed. She died soon after at an area hospital. Her baby did not survive.