Fire Chief James Allen is used to saving lives. What he isn't used to is being ticketed by state police while trying to be of aid in an emergency. James received a ticket on Wednesday for blocking the right lane of traffic. He was in his department vehicle and was responding to a serious accident.
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"He stopped me from going to take care of the patient and asked me for license and registration," Allen told PIX 11 News. " I immediately gave him my license out of my pocket went and took care of the patient."
The woman in this car was seriously injured. Her vehicle was in the center lane of the parkway, the same lane the trooper stopped in.
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At the point where issuing "traffic tickets" became a revenue stream, cops became a problem instead of a solution.
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If the judge has a small amount of common sense, he'll give the expected "Are you kidding me?" look to the police trooper.
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according to the link, the fire chief is due in court next month because of this; let's hope the judge has more sense than the police. I sometimes seriously can't believe the junk that happens...
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I don't care if the asswipe cop was a rookie, he needs to be penalized for this in some way. And the department needs to give a refresher course to its people on the subject. For god's sakes!
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It is a felony to interfere with an EMT while performing duties and/or involved in direct patient care; there are no exceptions to person. Failure of the Chief to go forward with charges against the Trooper is an affront to all EMT's. In addition, it is standard practice for FD's to block off adjacent lanes to an incident for the safety of the rescuers. Anyone who feels otherwise needs to visit with me for a minute; it won't take long, I promise. Oh, BTW, I'm a Paramedic.
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