Scandal in New York: a policeman arrested an ambulance doctor, preventing her from finishing work with a patient
'18.07.2022'
Nadezhda Verbitskaya
A Rochester, New York police officer has been arraigned after he arrested an EMT who hit his police car with an ambulance door, reports Insider.
The incident took place on July 18 at Strong Memorial Hospital. There, an investigator from the Rochester Police Department parked the car in the ambulance, and then went to the hospital.
The ambulance drove into the bay and the ambulance doctor stepped out to transport the patient. At that moment, the ambulance hit the police car with a door.
The investigator found an emergency doctor who insisted on taking the patient to the hospital, News 10's Jennifer Luke said on Twitter.
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A 24-second surveillance video shows an investigator grabbing a doctor and slamming him against a hospital wall while standing next to a patient on a stretcher. The investigator handcuffs the ambulance doctor and takes her out of the hospital.
A @RochesterNYPD investigator parked his car in the ambulance bay at Strong, an EMT from @MonroeAmbNY hit the door while unloading a patient.
The investigator insisted on ID, the EMT insisted on bringing the patient inside. This is exclusive video of what happened next ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/2gPVvrokRF- Jennifer Lewke (@WHEC_JLewke) July 15, 2022
A representative of the ambulance company Monroe Ambulance said that their valuable employee was put in a terrible situation.
“We stand ready to publicly support her patient advocacy,” the company said in a statement.
The emergency physician was released from police custody without charge.
Rochester Police Chief David Smith said he opened an internal investigation into the investigator.
“As chief of police, I demand that the officers of the Rochester Police Department carry out their duties professionally. And so we must hold ourselves to high standards of accountability,” Smith said in a statement.
The Rochester Police Accountability Commission is also looking into the incident.
