** Driver of Iowa ambulance that crashed Wednesday is ticketed by police
** Off duty Texas jail paramedic arrested on weapons and drug charges
UNITED STATES NEWS
** The driver of an Iowa ambulance that crashed and rolled early Wednesday morning has been ticketed by police for failing to maintain control. That is the word from KWWL (July 9) which said the unidentified medic is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel just prior to the 4:30 a.m. crash near Newton. According to the news site, the driver has denied the allegation, saying the wind blew the EMS rig off course. Both the driver and the attendant, who was sleeping in back, were transported to hospital suffering undisclosed injuries. There was no patient onboard at the time.
** A Texas paramedic has been suspended without pay from her job after being arrested for unlawfully carrying a weapon. KYTX (July 8) said Kandace Jones, 31, was taken into custody July 4th while off duty. According to the news site, Texas Parks and Wildlife and DPS made the arrest. Along with the weapon, Jones was also allegedly in possession of marijuana and Xanax. She is currently out of jail on an $8,500 bond. A spokesman for the Upshur County Jail where Jones works EMS said her job status will remain static pending the outcome of an investigation.
