A VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA, FIRE CAPTAIN NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH MONDAY AFTERNOON when the driver of a car that was involved in an accident tried to run her down while he attempted to leave.

It began around 4:12 pm Pacific time when a Vallejo FD company was dispatched to an auto accident.  After the engine and medic unit arrived on the scene, the driver of one of the cars said that he had had a seizure.  But he didn’t exhibit any of the symptoms of just having had one, so the paramedics attempted to evaluate him.  Suddenly, he decided to leave before the police got there and attempted to drive away.

While maneuvering his car back and forth, the opened passenger door knocked down Capt. Ann Cavanaugh.  While she was laying semi-conscious on the pavement, he reversed direction and would have run her over, probably fatally, if one of the FF’s hadn’t alertly dragged her out of the way.

“His focus was on getting away,” she said. “He rammed several other cars, including the ambulance, in his attempts to flee.” 

The 31-year-old man who hit Cavanaugh with his Ford Bronco was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a fire department employee and assault with a deadly weapon. He remained in custody Tuesday afternoon and is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday.

The Vallejo Times-Herald has the complete STORY.

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