Husband get arrested after rushing new wife to hospital

[Racket_Man]

and gets suspended from his job to boot.

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/articl...tal%2F19523650

guy (a trained medic rushes his wife to the hospital after she starts having a seizure (yes he did run a few stop signs/lights). Police officer follows and allegedly tries to stop husband from going in the ER but husband runs right by him (because we know that seconds count in a seizure or emergancy situation)

husband eventually gets arrested at his wifes bedside for felony evading, disorderly conduct, and traffic violations

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

On one hand I do agree that this was a rather douche-baggy thing for the officer to do, however the police officer's job is to enforce the law. Laws were broken here. He may be a trained medic, but he wasn't driving a recognized Emergency Services vehicle.

It is the position of the courts to decide the results of those crimes and whether or not (and the severity) those actions merit punitive action.

Odds are, given the medical emergency, it will be light.

The being suspended from the job is much the same thing. Yes he acted in the way that he felt was needed for the situation, but there is a felony involved and as such if the guy gets convicted is going to be a liability issue having a convicted felon on the books. Not to mention should he go to jail (personally doubt it) he's going to be away for a long while.

The officer could have been more understanding, but he followed his job description to the letter. Can't really fault him for that. Especially in light of the fact that many of us here are also on Customers Suck and as such know how much flak we can get into for doing our jobs as listed in the description.

The husband did what he felt was right. Can't really fault him there.

The hospital did what they are required to do for some reason or another. I know for a fact that ours has regulations passed down from our parent hospital about ex-felons. So while douchy, can't really fault them either.

I'm going to wait to pass judgment until I see the outcome of the trial. I'm personally betting that we won't hear anything exciting in the future since it will turn out well for everyone and thus will be unworthy of the news media to showcase it further since they only like telling us the evils of the world.

[Greenday]

I always hate these stories. I fully agree it's an emergency. But at the same time, driving recklessly isn't the way to go no matter what unless blood is spraying all over the place. Not only do you risk your life and the spouse's life in this situation, but you also risk tons of other people's lives. And he could have phoned the ER ahead of time so they'd be waiting to take her. This would have let him deal with the cop instead of evading arrest.

[AdminAssistant]

And he could have phoned the ER ahead of time so they'd be waiting to take her. This would have let him deal with the cop instead of evading arrest.

From the article:

Furthermore, he said, he called the emergency room to alert them of the situation and let them know he would be arriving.

Also, she was having a stroke and couldn't communicate. I think the life and well being of the wife trumps running a couple of red lights.

[HYHYBT]

It's not actually DANGEROUS to run a red light if, as the article says, he checked that no one was coming first, and police are allowed to use common sense for charges like evading arrest, etc.

As, I believe, are prosecutors. But whatever happens, we'll probably never hear any more about it.

[BlaqueKatt]

The officer could have been more understanding, but he followed his job description to the letter. Can't really fault him for that. Especially in light of the fact that many of us here are also on Customers Suck and as such know how much flak we can get into for doing our jobs as listed in the description.

Yup and the officer isn't psychic-you are aware that gang members will enter emergency rooms to "finish the job", often times using a "medical emergency" to gain entrance, as some ERs go on "lockdown" when a gang member is brought in.

Had he pulled over the first time-yes wasting a few seconds-more than likely the officer would've given a police escort to the hospital-as it is he evaded the police, and as the officer was not psychic he had no idea why the man was running red lights, and not pulling over.

[Nyoibo]

driving recklessly isn't the way to go no matter what unless blood is spraying all over the place.

This is the one thing I'll take exception with, a stroke is just as bad if not worse and response time with a stroke is critical, even a few seconds can make a big difference. There are a lot of things worse than just spraying blood, many of which can't be seen.

[fireheart17]

This is the one thing I'll take exception with, a stroke is just as bad if not worse and response time with a stroke is critical, even a few seconds can make a big difference. There are a lot of things worse than just spraying blood, many of which can't be seen.

Agreed. A brain aneurysm is also another serious one to consider. You don't even know if you have it and once it bursts, response time is critical in order to save the life.

[Red Panda]

If the guy would have stopped and told the cop what was happening then this would all be avoided. For a trained professional he panicked and acted dangerosuly.

[Nyoibo]

And in a situation where literally seconds count stopping and trying to explain something to the cop could have resulted in permanent damage or death, as a trained professional he acted exactly how he should have, an EMT wouldn't stop.

[Red Panda]

An EMT wouldn't have to because he would be in an ambulance. As far as the cop knew this guy was just some nut who wouldn't stop and kept breaking traffic laws. It would have been alot worse for the wife if the cop ran the guy off the road to stop him from endangering other drivers.

[Wingates_Hellsing]

That's all good and well but he didn't have an ambulance and she didn't have the time to wait for it. If he hadn't taken the actions he did she quite probably would have died. Moreover, he was taking every possible precaution in that he wasn't recklessly plowing through intersections or simply flooring it. And while the cop was well within his duty to pursue the man (although not PIT him since the situation wasn't serious enough to warrant that) once he DID find out what happened there's no excuse for being an asshole about it.

The man in question wasn't being reckless and he sure as hell wasn't panicking. He knew what was going on, what had to be done and how to do it.

[Greenday]

The man in question wasn't being reckless

I'll remember to tell a cop that the next time I blow a red light, "It's cool officer, I stopped and looked both ways before crossing the intersection. Totally not reckless!" I'm sure they'll buy that.

Once again, the "Fight the power!" mentality comes out. Facts people seem to ignore:

1. Reckless Driving
2. Evading Arrest

Whether or not it was an emergency, he was blatantly breaking the law. The cop is supposed to arrest people who drive recklessly and run from him. You guys are acting like he wasn't doing his job properly or something. If you want someone to be pissed at, be pissed at the hospital for wrongful termination. They are the ones who did the most wrong. He wasn't convicted of a felony so he shouldn't have been fired. Suspended, maybe, but not fired yet. The police just correctly performed their job. There was no wrongdoing on their part.

[Arcade Man D]

Whether or not it was an emergency, he was blatantly breaking the law.

Actually, you may want to re-read the law. From what I remember, the law explicitly states that medical emergencies can take precedence over some of the rules of the road, whether or not an emergency vehicle is involved.

[Wingates_Hellsing]

Moreover, ALL laws are subject to exceptional circumstances.