A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF LOUISVILLE METRO EMS in Kentucky was sentenced to prison earlier today to cap a story that we have been following for 22 months.
Tammy Brewer (WAVE-TV)
In April 2008 Tammy Brewer, now 37, was driving a Metro ambulance carrying a patient to the hospital when it ran off the road and wrecked. The patient received fatal injuries from the crash, dying in the hospital later from blunt force trauma. At the time, Brewer told police that a pedestrian darted out in front of the ambulance (shortly after midnight) causing her to swerve and crash. (Firegeezer report HERE.)
Two weeks later a witness came forward who told police that she was driving behind the ambulance the night of the crash and the vehicle was swerving for a half-mile to a mile. “It swerved from our lane to the other lane back to our lane and it wasn’t just a little bit of a swerve to the line, they were swerving all the way over to the other lane,” she said. (Firegeezer REPORT.)
The investigation continued until August 2009 when she was indicted by a grand jury on charges of murder, assault, driving under the influence, wanton criminal endangerment and criminal mischief. (Firegeezer REPORT.)
This morning Brewer appeared before a judge and pleaded guilty to manslaughter, assault, wanton endangerment, criminal mischief and driving under the influence of intoxicants. She was then sentenced to serve 10 years in prison.
WHASTV Ch. 11 has this video report from the courtroom this morning:
Also on FireGeezer…
- 4 Injured in Ambulance vs. Pickup Crash – April 6, 2012
- Rooming House Owner Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Blaze – May 1, 2012
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