Vehicle Crashes
The vehicle crashes topic contains news about single or multiple car crashes, ambulance crashes as well as vehicular risks and challenges to EMS providers.
Why post-crash care matters: 42% of patients alive at EMS arrival die later
Ambulance collisions, which happen with frightening regularity, often result in injury and are occasionally fatal, especially for private vehicle drivers
You’re responsible for managing the crash scene; this includes what happens behind the scene as well as at the scene
State Rep. Catherine Ingram is pushing for change after she was bombarded by calls from businesses when she was in a car crash
Rory Barros, who was struck by an alleged drunk driver while responding to a call, most recently had a surgery to continue to clean out deep wounds
Officials said the EMT, who suffered multiple broken bones, was in an emergency vehicle when he was struck
Six of the injured were taken to area hospitals by ambulance; five others were taken to hospitals in private vehicles
A video appeared to show the charter bus racing through the intersection without applying its brakes
Flight nurse Dave Repsher was on a Flight for Life helicopter that crashed on July 3, 2015 and caught fire
County officials decided to move forward with the fine after the ambulance took 51 minutes to arrive at the scene
Duke officials say those killed included pilot Jeff Burke, flight nurse Kris Harrison, flight nurse Crystal Sollinger and an unidentified patient
Juan Carlos Lamas Jr. was booked into jail on preliminary charges of fourth-degree driving while under the influence and criminal vehicular operation
There were five people onboard, including the pilot, patient and three medical crewmembers
Officials said a tractor-trailer failed to stop and hit vehicles stopped due to a previous crash
Officials said the injured boy’s 4-year-old brother wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese and got a hold of the car keys
The ambulance and squad car were responding to another crash at the time; no EMS providers or police were hurt
Police confirmed they have footage from a dash cam that shows Rory Barros pushing his partner out of the way before the crash occurred
Paramedic William Wymer approached an intersection when a truck hit his vehicle
A local restaurant donated 15 percent of their proceeds to Rory Barros, who is currently hospitalized after being hit by a drunk driver
Police said the car crossed the center line, hit a utility pole and the pedestrians
An inbound train crashed into an unoccupied train at the 69th Street Terminal
Rory Barros was getting out of an ambulance when he was hit by a drunk driver who failed to stay in his lane
After getting her car fixed, Revital Curiel drove past a crash scene and helped a victim
Officials said three were admitted to the hospital with serious but not critical injuries
The Army, Marine Corps and Navy joined the search along with Honolulu firefighters and lifeguards
Jeffrey Gable faces two counts of vehicular homicide, aggravated assault by vehicle and two counts of reckless endangerment
Honolulu Fire Department search and rescue crews found and collected pieces of helicopter fuselage and a helmet in a debris field
The driver, who was arraigned for a misdemeanor DUI charge, was found unconscious and revived with naloxone
Fire chief Jason Moore was on his way home when he saw a man get hit by a car after crashing his motorcycle
The Egyptian Railways Authority said that a train coming from Cairo crashed into the back of a train that was waiting at a small station in the district
A car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally; police linked a fatal helicopter crash killing 2 troopers to the rally as well
One of the crash victims walked to a nearby home to contact police, who said that the flight appeared to be a training flight
Police said Matthew Mullen Jr. punched, kicked and spit at EMTs after blowing through a stop sign and colliding with an SUV
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