Tag: Emergency Medical Services
Burning Car Rolls Backward, Slams Into School Bus In Susquehanna Twp. Crash
A car engulfed in flames rolled backward, sideswiped another vehicle, and crashed into a school bus in the Harrisburg area on Thursday evening, Oct. 15, police said.
The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. on North Progress Avenue just south of Garrison Avenue in Susquehanna Township, according to the Susquehanna Township Police Department.
The vehicle caught fire before rolling backward, striking a second vehicle, and crashing into the school bus, police said.
All occupants of the three vehicles escaped safely, and emergency medical personnel reported no injuries, according to police.
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Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Mamaroneck, Police Say
Two women were hospitalized after being struck by an 86-year-old man's car while crossing a busy Westchester County street — and the driver was then arrested, police said.
The crash happened on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the intersection of Mamaroneck Avenue and East Prospect Avenue in the Village of Mamaroneck, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.
Police said the driver was making a left turn from East Prospect Avenue onto Mamaroneck Avenue at around 5:37 p.m. on Wednesday when he struck two women, ages 28 and 50, who were crossing the street.
Officers ar…
Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Carmel
A driver was taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle rollover crash in Putnam County Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, fire officials said.
The crash happened near 173 Fair St. in Carmel at around 2:18 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Carmel Fire Department.
Firefighters said one person was trapped inside the overturned vehicle, prompting a response from the Carmel Fire Department, Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Empress EMS Medic 3, and Carmel Police.
Before fire and EMS crews arrived, however, a Putnam County Sheriff's Office sergeant who was in the area helped the driver out …
Berlin Paramedic Learns Fate For Having 1K Child Porn Images: Prosecutor
A 31-year-old Berlin man was sentenced to five years in prison after previously pleading guilty to possessing child porn, authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 6.
On Wednesday, Aug. 6, a cyber tip led detectives to a Discord account run by Jeremy Algarin, a paramedic, used to possess and distribute child porn, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said.
Detectives ultimately located more than 1,000 images and videos of CSAM on various electronic devices, MacAulay said.
At the time of his arrest, Algarin was employed as a paramedic and emergency medical technician, MacAulay s…
Man, 45, Killed In 3-Vehicle Route 17 Chain-Reaction Crash In Blooming Grove: State Police
A 45-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed and two others were injured in a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Route 17 in Orange County, NY, over the weekend, police said.
Millrift, Pennsylvania resident Sean M. Nelson, 45, died following the crash in Blooming Grove, NY, on Saturday, Oct. 3, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Troopers responded to the crash scene at around 7:03 p.m. Police said an investigation found that Nelson was driving a 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck east on Route 17 behind a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder and a 2015 GMC Sierra, all traveling in t…
Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In Bucks County
A 57-year-old man was killed and a woman and an infant were hospitalized after a Porsche veered across a Bucks County roadway and collided with an oncoming Subaru, authorities announced Saturday, Oct. 3.
The crash happened just before 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the 1200 block of Diamond Street in Hilltown Township, according to the Hilltown Township Police Department.
A Porsche Cayenne was traveling east on Diamond Street, east of Narothyn Road, when its right-side tires went off the edge of the roadway, the preliminary investigation found.
The Porsche then veered left, crossed into the wes…
Combative Nazareth Patient Injures 2 EMTs During Ambulance Ride: PSP
A man was jailed after he became combative during an ambulance ride in Pennsylvania, injuring two EMTs, State Police announced on Sunday, Aug. 31.
James Zuppert, 58, of Nazareth, was being taken by Hamburg EMS from Upper Bern Township to Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital for chest pain and shortness of breath around 12:33 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, Pennsylvania State Police said.
While the ambulance was on Mountain Road in Tilden Township, Zuppert became uncooperative and combative, police said.
When one EMT tried to restrain him in the back of the ambulance, Zuppert pushed her and twisted …
