Associated Press
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VALHALLA, N.Y. — A Putnam County paramedic returning from an ambulance call has died after the vehicle went off the road and struck a tree.
Authorities say Matthew Lamb of Carmel was riding in an Empire State Ambulance Corp. vehicle at 5 a.m. Wednesday when it went off the road and struck a tree in Garrison.
Lamb suffered massive head trauma.
State police senior investigator Bruce Cuccia told the Journal News it appears the driver fell asleep.
Carmel Fire Chief Daryl Johnson says Lamb was taken off life support and pronounced dead on Thursday at the Westchester County Medical Center.
The driver, Jonathan Romero of the Bronx, suffered minor injuries.