Ambulance – Riverside County News Source

AMR EMT accused of sexually assaulting teen in back of ambulance during medical transport

March 26, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

TEMECULA, Calif., — Authorities say an AMR Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) was arrested after allegations of sexual assault surfaced against him Friday, March 25. The alleged incident occurred during a medical aid call within the city of Temecula while the underage victim was being transported in the back of an ambulance to an unspecified hospital. Officials have since said they […]

$237,000 grant to replace aging Burney ambulance

September 28, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

BURNEY, Calif., — Burney Fire Protection District was excited to announce this week that the rural, Intermountain area firefighting agency had received a more than $237,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to purchase a new ambulance. The grant will allow BFPD to purchase an ambulance that will replace an aging and outdated 2012 model with over 200,000 miles logged and […]

Several injured, two arrested, after crashes involving ambulance

September 16, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

MOUNTAIN GATE — Several people were injured and two drivers were arrested, after two separate crashes this afternoon, Monday, Sept. 16. The two crashes, one of which involved an ambulance whose crew was tending to the injured parties involved in the first crash, happened on the southbound I-5, about 10 miles north of Redding and just south of the unincorporated […]

4, including 2 medics and patient, hospitalized after rollover crash

August 9, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

SAN BERNARDINO — Four people, including two medics and a patient being rushed to an area hospital, were all injured and hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision involving a San Bernardino County Fire Department ambulance and a passenger vehicle yesterday morning, Thursday, Aug. 8. The ambulance had been traveling with its lights and sirens activated when the collision occurred at the […]

No injuries after two-vehicle wreck involving ambulance

February 22, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

MURRIETA — Officials are at the scene of a two-vehicle accident involving a passenger vehicle and an ambulance that happened earlier this morning, Friday, Feb 22. The accident happened in the 30000 block of Auld Rd., near the Southwest Justice Center Superior Courthouse. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Body of missing Idyllwild man, 62, found Unborn child seriously injured in […]

RIVERSIDE: 20-year-old woman arrested for DUI after crashing into ambulance

December 4, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

RIVERSIDE — An allegedly intoxicated woman was arrested early Sunday morning, Dec. 3, after she plowed into an ambulance causing it to overturn onto its side. The DUI-related collision happened at the intersection of Central and Streeter Avenues in the city of Riverside. Riverside Police and Fire personnel and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the crash about 4 […]

SAN JACINTO: Woman in critical condition after struck by ambulance

August 22, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

SAN JACINTO — A woman who was struck by an ambulance while darting across a busy San Jacinto street was hospitalized with critical injuries Monday evening, Aug 21. The vehicle versus pedestrian traffic accident happened in the 600 block of S. State Street, north of W. 7th Street, in San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station responded to […]

RIVERSIDE: Several hospitalized after truck plows into ambulance

July 23, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

RIVERSIDE — Several people, including a patient being transported to an area hospital from an unrelated medical emergency, were injured when a pickup truck smashed into an ambulance Saturday, July 22. The early-morning accident happened at the intersection of Arlington and Crest Avenues in Riverside. Riverside Fire and Police Departments were dispatched to the scene of the accident about 2:15 a.m., after city […]