Monday, February 25, 2013
** Ontario husband convicted of killing paramedic wife
** New Jersey EMT arrested after driving to emergency call drunk
** Utah paramedic charged with negligent homicide in driving death
CANADA NEWS
** Sentencing has been set for Wednesday for a Guelph, Ontario man convicted of murdering his paramedic wife. The Guelph Mercury (Vik Kirsch/February 21) said the jury in the case deliberated only seven hours Thursday before bringing in the verdict against Terry Tremble, 52, in the death of Adrienne Roberts, 33. Roberts was found bludgeoned to death in her home on October 6, 2010. She was seeking a divorce from Tremble at the time. At Wednesday’s 10 a.m. hearing, victim impact statements will be heard.
UNITED STATES NEWS
** A New Jersey volunteer EMT has been charged with driving while intoxicated after responding to an EMS call while drunk Wednesday. The Metro (Tommy Rowan/February 21) said James Rigney, Jr., 39, was nabbed in Hackettstown after police saw him first drive past the call scene and then enter the area the wrong way. Rigney declined a sobriety test, but the smell of alcohol was detected on his breath. He was eventually arrested, with his blood alcohol content clocking in at .08. Along with the above mentioned charge, he was also tagged with driving while intoxicated in a school zone and careless driving. His status with the rescue squad, meanwhile, remains undetermined.
** The driver of a Utah ambulance has been charged with negligent homicide in the July 7, 2012 death of a South Ogden woman. The Salt Lake Tribune (Jessica Miller/February 21) said Sean Reed Stevens-Applonie, 28, has been tagged with the Class A misdemeanor in relation to the driving demise of Arline H. Logan, 88. According to the newspaper, Stevens-Applonie was behind the wheel of the ambulance responding lights and sirens when he ran an intersection and hit Logan as well as two other cars. Logan died shortly afterwards at the South Ogden Medical Center, while three other EMTs were treated and released from hospital. Three car occupants were also treated for minor injuries. Although declining to speak on specifics, Stevens-Applonie’s lawyer did say the charges were excessive given his client’s life saving job.
