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Patient sues 2 N.J. agencies after he was ejected from rig during crash

Joseph Giovannone was being transported in a South Plainfield Rescue Squad ambulance when it hit a railroad bridge

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By Leila Merrill

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — The South Plainfield Rescue Squad and South Plainfield EMS are being sued by a former patient and his wife in connection with a crash in which the man was ejected from an ambulance, MyCentralJersey reported.

In the suit, Joseph and Camille Giovannone say that the rig was operated in a reckless, negligent manner that led to severe injuries for him.

Giovannone, 81, was transported in a South Plainfield Rescue Squad ambulance on Jan. 7.

He was ejected from the rig when it hit a railroad bridge a short way from Hackensack Meridian Health JFK University Medical Center in Edison. According to police officers, the box part of the rig hit the bottom of the bridge deck.

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