Going Through a Red Light
A DODDRIDGE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, AMBULANCE was involved in a crash Sunday night that killed the patient they were carrying.
The wreck occurred on Rte. 50 near Clarksburg when the ambulance traveled through a red light and collided with a pickup truck. The impact knocked the ambulance on its side and the patient, William Wiseman, 53, was pronounced dead after arriving at the hospital.
The ambulance had its lights and siren operating, but the police have stated that the ambulance did not have legal control of the intersection.
One other person was also transported for minor injuries.
WDTV Ch. 5 provided this video report:
WBOY-TV has more HERE.
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