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07/14/2015
Montreal, Quebec – Ambulance union announces end to pressure tactics
Windsor, Ontario – Paramedics leading medical mission trip to Haiti
Lancaster, Ohio – Medics to get new power lift cots
Huntsville, Alabama – First responders raise awareness of “Move Over†Law
Yarnfield, UK – Pedaphile’s drunken confession to paramedics
East Anglia, UK – Prince Williams starts new job as air ambulance pilot
Durban, South Africa – Dying man turned away from 2 hospitals: paramedics
Haifa, Israel – Indictments filed against two participants in IDF ambulance lynching
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015
** Pennsylvania coal truck driver charged in March death of paramedic at MVA scene
** New Brunswick paramedic given 2 years in prison on drugs charges
UNITED STATES NEWS
** A Pennsylvania coal truck driver has been charged in the death of a Johnstown paramedic after striking her at an accident scene March 2. WTAE (July 13) said Mount Pleasant resident John Bitner, 55, has been cited for careless driving causing unintentional death, driving at an unsafe speed, exceeding the vehicle’s weight limit, and a violation related to his vehicle’s equipment. According to the news service, Bitner’s tri-axle truck hit ice and struck Janice Livingston, 38, as she was attending an MVA. The impact pinned her against a tree. There is no word on what penalty Bitner faces, if convicted. Livingston’s family, meanwhile, has said it will remain quiet on the matter pending the outcome of the case.
CANADA NEWS
** A New Brunswick paramedic from Saint John will be cooling his heels in jail for the next 2 years after being convicted on drugs charges. That is the word from CBC News New Brunswick (Bobbi-Jean Mackinnon/July 13) which said Travis Thomas, 27, who was suspended from his job pending the case’s outcome, was handed the sentence yesterday. According to the news site, Thomas was arrested while off duty and attending an Antigonish, Nova Scotia music festival in summer 2014. He and five friends had pooled their money to purchase the illicit substances. Although he claimed his group had no intention of giving the drugs to anyone else, he was convicted on possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, magic mushrooms, marijuana, cannabis resin, hash or marijuana. Although Thomas’ defence attorney was asking for only a 90 day sentence, Crown Attorney Jill Knee said the serious nature of the drugs warranted stiffer punishment. Along with jail time, Thomas was ordered to render a DNA sample, pay a $1,200 victim fine surcharge, and is prohibited from owning firearms for 10 years. He still faces a disciplinary hearing with the province’s professional EMS association. Currently, his EMS licence remains suspended. At the time of his arrest, Thomas had worked for the service for 5 years.
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