A Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services ambulance ran off the road and slammed into a small palm tree in front of a house in As Perdido while responding to a car crash late afternoon on Nov. 3, according to DFEMS yesterday. <\/p>\n
No injuries were reported at the scene, according to DFEMS acting information officer Linus L. Mizutani Jr.<\/p>\n
The ambulance\u2019s driver, firefighter II Allen Teregeyo Calvo, was found at fault.<\/p>\n
Mizutani said that based on the traffic investigation, the ambulance was traveling at about 64 miles per hour.<\/p>\n
He said the road surface was wet and weather condition was cloudy at that time.<\/p>\n
Mizutani said that Calvo submitted to a breath test immediately after the accident, with negative results for alcohol use.<\/p>\n
Mizutani said Calvo been placed on restrictive duty until completion of the department emergency vehicle operators course.<\/p>\n
Mizutani said that last Nov. 3 at 5:02pm, the Department of Public Safety dispatched a traffic unit to an auto crash involving an ambulance unit from Koblerville Fire Station #4.<\/p>\n
The medic-5 ambulance was responding with red light and siren to a reported crash incident at Flame Tree Road in Dandan behind the American Red Cross building. While on its way to the accident, medic-5 ran off the shoulder of westbound lane by Tun Kiyoshi Kileleman Road in front of a residence in As Perdido.<\/p>\n
Mizutani said the ambulance swerved and struck a small flame tree.<\/p>\n
The report did not mention the occupants of the ambulance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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