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Off-duty EMT caught in tornado, takes cover in ditch

Conrad knew he was likely to be injured or killed sitting in his car, so he got out and ran

By Ziva Branstetter
TulsaWorld.com

OKLAHOMA CITY — Josh Conrad knew he wouldn’t be able to escape the tornado approaching him as he sat in his car at the dead end of an Oklahoma County road Friday evening.

Like others in the Oklahoma City area, the off-duty EMT knew that a violent storm that could produce tornadoes was headed his way.

Conrad, an EMT for the Emergency Medical Services Authority in Oklahoma City, said he “was doing what people shouldn’t do” during a tornado warning: driving. He said he wanted to make it to a relative’s home to make sure she was OK.

Full story: Man caught in car in tornado’s path says action illustrates “what people shouldn’t do”

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