The Nottingham Evening Post
NOTTINGHAM, U.K. — A paramedic who swore at a driver has been allowed to keep his job.
Kevin Stevenson made a series of threatening hand gestures and shouted at the driver after losing his temper near his home, the Health Professions Council (HPC) heard.
Two months earlier Stevenson forced a motorist to slam on his brakes in a fit of road rage.
Stevenson’s “deplorable behaviour” led to appearances at South Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court, where he was fined.
In the first incident he was dressed in his uniform while driving towards his home in Nottingham on July 6, 2008.
Jane Buckley, for the HPC, said: “He was driving very close to the car in front and flashed his head lights. He overtook the car and cut in. This forced the driver to brake sharply.
“Both cars stopped and there was an altercation between Mr Stevenson and the driver.”
On September 18, police were called after the paramedic noticed a driver park on double yellow lines near his home in Park Street, Long Eaton.
After telling the driver to move, another car pulled up behind him and started to beep.
“Mr Stevenson put his fingers up in an offensive gesture,” said Ms Buckley.
“His actions can only have harmed the good name of paramedics in this country. His behaviour was detrimental to public confidence in the profession.”
Stevenson was given a five-year caution order by the HPC, which means he is free to carry on working as a paramedic.
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