Trooper, Paramedic Fight Caught on Tape

The emergency medical technician is speaking out about the incident involving Oklahoma Highway Patrol which nearly resulted in his being arrested.
Read the paramedic's statement here:
http://static.ktul.com/documents/emtstatement_0509.pdf

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[satomiwa]

Since when do ambulances or firetrucks have to yield to police cars anyway? You can't stop an emergency vehicle on its way to the hospital! That's insane... Those cops should be fired.

[tortilla1soup]

Law enforcement is suppose to work as a team with emergency vehicles. What if it had been a Fire Truck on the way to a fire. It's the same damn thing. This OHP did not have lights & siren on. This trooper thinks he's just above everybody. He should be fired, he's a disgrace!

[tosche888]

Stupid idiots think they own the world...

[GTRZE70]

@Timmy2384 You pull over an Medic Unit with a patient inside, the you are harming the patient by prolonging their treatment. Very easy to understand.

[Timmy2384]

How did the cop put the patient in danger? He wanted to speak to the driver. The EMT, you know the guy who was treating the patient, jumped out and wanted to argue with the cop. HE is the one who left his patient, and HE is the one who escalated the situation by wanting to play who's the boss. The ambulance was not running code, so it's just like any other car on the road. The trooper WAS running code and the ambulance didn't yield.

[makemap]

It's the troopers fault, they should've slowed down themselves.

[Yowzoe]

Oklahoma ex-jock meatheads with a license to do harm -- whaddya expect.

I hope these lowlifes got fired.

[gordo076]

i saw the video and the cop was the one that put his hands on the emt. the cope was out of line and he put the patient in danger! the cop is to blame not the EMT. see even the news are stupid too!

[Palieus]

If the patent is stable and vital signs are good then the ambulance driver does not have to run its lights. It simple drives at the regulated speed to the ER. The troop pulled the ambulance over for not yielding to his car - The office should have let the ambulance continue to the hospital as soon as he was told that they where treating a patent.

[homecookedpoop900]

they attacked him because hes black

[ps2monster]

IMO, I would have jumped back in the truck and drove off. Gave the cop the finger too.

[TaZ7310]

What if that women in the back went into arrest!? The actions of Oklahoma Highway Patrol reflect poorly on the community and you should be ashamed of yourselves.

Ambulances do not have to stop for police under any any medical transport circumstances! Any action otherwise from you heavy handed officers will only be overturned in the court of law so do not waste precious medical time in future. This goes for all law enforcement agencies