By Carlos Miller
An Oklahoma State Trooper pulled over an ambulance on its way to the hospital Sunday, resulting in the police officer placing a chokehold on a paramedic as a patient lingered in the back.
It was all caught on video by the patient’s son, who was following in another car.
The officer was apparently upset that the ambulance did not yield for him.
However, it is evident that the ambulance had a real emergency on its hands, unlike the cop, who had been speeding towards some incident he was able to resolve in minutes, enabling him to refocus his attention on the ambulance.
The incident marks the second time this year that a police officer pulled a vehicle over as it was clearly on its way to a hospital for an emergency.
Paramedics say they were rushing a woman to the hospital who had suffered heat exhaustion when they noticed the trooper traveling at a high rate of speed behind them. They say the trooper had its emergency lights on but had its sirens off.
The driver of the ambulance did not notice the trooper until it got right behind him. He pulled over allowing it to pass.
Through his microphone, the officer allegedly said, “You should consider checking your rearview mirrors.”
The driver of the ambulance said he responded by lifting his hands in bewilderment.
Three blocks later, the trooper was seen pulling out of a side street – apparently having addressed his emergency or having picked up a female passenger – and pulled the ambulance over.
At first, paramedics thought the woman in the passenger side was having an emergency.
According to the paramedic’s transport incident report:
The officer got out of his vehicle in a state of rage. He approached my partner and yelled, “Get your ass back here. I am giving you a ticket for failure to yield.”
He also added, “What do you mean flipping me off?”
The trooper wanted to cite the driver of the ambulance but the other paramedic insisted on driving the patient to the hospital first, then allowing the driver to be cited.
The trooper then told the second paramedic that he was under arrest for obstruction and attempted to grab the paramedic’s arm.
But the paramedic reminded him that it was a felony to assault a paramedic in the line of duty, especially when he needs to transport a patient to the hospital.
They struggled briefly before the paramedic was able to hop in the back of the ambulance to tend to the patient.
By that time, another trooper had pulled up and started banging on the side of the ambulance, telling the paramedic that he was under arrest for assault.
The paramedic stepped out of the vehicle and another struggle ensued – this one caught on tape – which resulted in a cop grabbing the paramedic in a vise-like-grip around his neck.
The officers finally allowed the paramedics to transport the patient to the hospital where they planned to arrest the paramedic.
But then they finally got smart and contacted the district attorney, who insisted on reviewing the evidence before filing charges.
Police say they have their own version of the truth that was recorded by their dashboard cam. Of course they are refusing to release it.
At one point in the hospital, the trooper told the paramedic that he was so enraged about the perceived “flipping off” gesture that he considered pulling his gun out and using deadly force, according to the paramedic’s transport report.
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American cops must suffer from small penis disorder. Last week, a granny is tazered by the cops, this week the cops interfere with a patient en route to the hospital. Listen here, Officer Opie, what if that was your mother in that EMS truck? Meanwhile, some kid is being abused, a store is being robbed etc. etc… while the good ‘ole US of A policeman is power tripping.
Get your priorities straight people…
Please don’t tag “USA” onto this. This is the result of a couple individuals in a sinful world. He does not represent cops in the USA.
Get your logic straight.
This is completely deplorable behavior on the behalf of the officer – he is a disgrace to the uniform! Putting someone’s life in jeopardy to merely prove a point is unconscionable. This is a blatant example of abusing authority. Inaction from his superiors would surely show that their department condones such behavior and finds such practice as “status quo”! One can only hope that the paramedic he abused responds to a call where this officer is in need of emergency medical care and he (the paramedic) reciprocates the favor!!!
Fire this idiot. He needs to go elsewhere and be dumb not pull over ambulance drivers for failure to yield because his ego was hurt. Jackarse.
the entire city should be behind having that officer fired and then sued for obstruction of an emt worker, what an asshole
what is amusing though, is the cam that the officer had in his car, will be the video that nails his ass
Right vs Might or Good vs Evil or Right vs Wrong..its all of the above. Cops out of control..ambulance has the right of Way Period. If you want to pull em over wait till your at the hospital, You blithering idiot. You risk someones life over your petty feelings of self importance. i do not care how you look at it, the ambulance has a Real person in need of real medical attention right now at the moment..and you persist in being an arse after being repeatedly informed that there is someone in need of medical attention in that vehicle. Apparently they Were not Driving recklessly so you had NO valid reason to pull them over. But YOU petty self serving criminal of an officer still take the time to detain them further jeopardizing the passengers heath.. you side tracked for personal vengeance. You need to learn a little protocol They have more authority than you in the right of way, the sick come before the healthy, i dare say even the president’s motor arcade should have to give way for the ambulance. I want to see Real action taken against these 2 criminals, the felony charges for assaulting the paramedics Need to stick and they need to Publicly give an apology for their blatant disregard for the health and well being of the passenger.