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EMT fakes 911 call to avoid sick child call

The EMT was arrested for allegedly placing a fake call to avoid responding to a call about a sick child in New York

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William Medina

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NBC New York

NEW YORK — An emergency medical technician has been arrested for allegedly getting out of his ambulance to place a fake 911 call about a man in cardiac arrest, trying to divert his crew from responding to a call about a sick child in another borough.

William Medina, 27, was charged Friday with falsifying business records, obstructing governmental administration and falsely reporting an incident — all misdemeanors.

According to a criminal complaint and a Department of Investigation probe by the city, Medina had just completed a transport in Queens Aug. 19 when his unit was assigned to respond to a sick child with a possible high fever in Brooklyn.

Read full story: EMT Accused of Faking 911 Call to Avoid Traveling to Brooklyn