Ambulance Mid-Rescue When Drunk Driver Plowed Into Islip Emergency Scene, Police Say
An ambulance was in the middle of saving a man on Long Island when a drunk driver slammed into the emergency vehicle early Sunday, Oct. 18, police said.
Edith Cairo, 32, of Islip, was arrested following the crash around 2:15 a.m. Sunday on Main Street in Bay Shore, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
First responders were loading an injured 26-year-old Islip man into an Islip Fire Department ambulance at the scene just east of 3rd Avenue when Cairo, behind the wheel of a 2017 Honda Accord, crashed into the emergency vehicle, police said.
The wreck required a second ambulance, which…
SCI Officer Wrote On Trainees’ Bodies, Sexually Assaulted Them In Hazing Incidents: PA AG
A former corrections officer at SCI Forest has admitted to assaulting two fellow officers during hazing incidents inside the prison, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, March 19.
Garrett Smead, 29, of Warren, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two counts each of indecent assault, indecent exposure, unlawful restraint, and related offenses, according to the release. A sentencing date has not been set.
The investigation found that Smead restrained two officers in training by handcuffing them, then removed his clothing and sexually assaulted them during separate incidents on May 21…
Ambulance Plows Through Mount Holly Home With Patient, EMT On Board; 4 Hurt: Chief
An ambulance slammed into a Mount Holly home Thursday afternoon, July 3, injuring four people, officials said.
The crash happened around 3:36 p.m. on the 900 block of Woodlane Road, according to Police Chief Clifford Spencer. Two vehicles were involved, and the ambulance ended up hitting a residential property, he said.
Four people were hurt: a person inside the home, the ambulance driver, an EMT treating a patient, and the patient, according to Spencer. All injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening, he said.
“There are no signs of criminal activity associated with this crash,” Spen…
Tree Falls On Cars On Route 9 In Croton-On-Hudson, Injures 2
Two people were injured after a tree fell onto their vehicles during a crash on Route 9 in Westchester, fire officials said.
The incident occurred on Tuesday evening, May 27, on the northbound side of Route 9 in Croton-on-Hudson, when emergency responders were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a tree down on a vehicle, the village's fire department said on Thursday evening, May 29.
The tree struck two vehicles, firefighters said, and both occupants sustained minor injuries.
Multiple units responded to the scene, including several Croton fire units along wit…
Hit-run: Snow Plow Side-Swipes Ambulance In Lititz, Police Say
A snow plow truck side-swiped an ambulance in a hit-and-run crash on East Main Street in Lititz, causing damage to the vehicle, police announced on Friday, Jan. 24.
The collision occurred at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, as the ambulance attempted to pull off the road to allow the plow truck more room to pass, according to the Lititz Borough Police Department. Despite the effort, the truck struck the ambulance, damaging its driver’s side mirror, authorities detailed in the release.
The snow plow truck did not stop following the crash, police said.
The incident took place in the area of East …
