Driver argued with paramedic moments before hit and run, police say
CBC News | Posted: January 23, 2019 1:14 PM | Last Updated: January 23, 2019
69-year-old man charged with failing to stop at scene of accident involving bodily harm
Calgary police have charged a driver who they say got into an argument with a paramedic at an emergency scene, then hit the paramedic as he drove away.
The paramedic was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries after the hit and run in the southwest community of Haysboro Tuesday night.
Police say the paramedic was preparing to load a patient into an ambulance in the 1-100 block of Hillgrove Drive S.W. around 9 p.m. when an approaching driver stopped briefly, then accelerated past the ambulance, hitting the paramedic with his silver Mercedes-Benz sedan.
Police searched the area and found the vehicle parked outside a nearby home, where they arrested Kenneth Muraweski, 69, of Calgary.
He has been charged with one count of failing to stop at the scene of an accident that involved bodily harm.
Police say Muraweski got into a brief argument with the paramedic after he was asked to stop and wait.
The paramedic suffered minor injuries from the collision but continued to help his patient into the ambulance, which had its emergency lights flashing at the time.
Police also issued a reminder that, when emergency personnel are working in a lane of traffic, drivers must follow first responders' instructions and stop if it is not safe to pass.
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