Fatal Incidents
The fatal incidents topic deals with a range of articles, news and exclusives surrounding the unfortunate side of a responders’ job.
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Twenty-one minutes after the first 911 call and about 17 minutes after officials dispatched a unit, Keith Zapoticky was taken to a hospital; he was placed on life support and died two days later
A third girl who also was on the ride had hooked her arms on a safety bar and was not ejected.
State records show 336 deaths last year linked to excessive or abusive use of prescription opioids, such as oxycodone, or illicit opioids, such as heroin
Parents of a 3-day-old baby, bitten by the family dog, drove their baby to the hospital themselves after two 911 calls went unanswered
The child, who was sitting in the back seat, picked up a gun that slid out from under the driver’s seat and fired it through the front seat
Responders got an emergency call for a “Hispanic male with a head wound;" the man was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene
Michael Sacha, the singer’s personal assistant, was killed in an ATV crash; the dispatcher has since received criticism for not sending an ambulance fast enough
Crews described Ryan Ferreira, 30, as a dedicated and well-respected member of the department
Paramedics waited while the effects of a tranquilizer took hold on the tiger; Stacey Konwiser was airlifted to a hospital and later died
Residents and pedestrians said city officials should consider widening the sidewalks and restricting access to emergency vehicles
John “Darrell” Hamilton, 58, died almost two years ago after collapsing down stairs with chest pains; his family claims that crews “left him for dead”
The family of a man who died from congestive heart failure said he may have lived had two employees not stopped efforts to resuscitate him
Richard Forrester died in a one-car rollover crash; the crash is under investigation
Joseph Stringer lost control of his car on slick roads and struck a tree
Kevin Swain, 19, was shot four times while responding to a welfare check
Isabella Wu, 2, was returning with her mother and sister to their apartment when she was struck near a hospital’s ambulance entrance
Tonya Johnson was hit by a car and killed after attempting to cross a highway
Mort Schmerling responded to and collapsed during an April 13 call
Police said it appears to be a tragic accident; an investigation is ongoing
Our readers’ responses ranged from specific charges to pleas for others to wait for a trial instead of placing blame; where do you stand?
Two paramedics and another person were transported to a hospital with major injuries
Firefighter-paramedic Tonya Johnson walked onto oncoming traffic on a state highway after a heated argument with her husband
An EMT who was also on board suffered a broken leg and concussion; police are investigating the crash
The man was rushed to a hospital in critical condition, but later succumbed to his injuries
Witnesses reported that the railroad crossing arms were working properly at the time of the incident
Caroline Dorton, who has been with the Orange City Fire Department since 2009, is in the hospital in serious but stable condition
The charge against Jeffrey Lynn Brennaman is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine
At least five fatalities appeared to be weather-related; several major interstate highways were submerged
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