Police say charges have been laid after last September’s crash between an ambulance and a car in Saint John.
The crash happened at the intersection of Crown and Union streets over the noon hour on Sept. 17, 2019.
The force of the crash flipped the ambulance onto its side. The other vehicle suffered extensive front-end damage.
Saint John police confirm MacKenzie Holmes, the paramedic driving the ambulance, has been charged with failing to stop at a red light.
Spokesperson Jim Hennessy said Holmes pleaded not guilty during a court appearance in December. He is scheduled to return to court on June 23.
Chisholm Pothier, a spokesperson for Medavie Health Services which manages Ambulance New Brunswick, said they will not comment on a matter which is before the courts.
“ANB vehicles travel in excess of 10 million kilometres annually; placing paramedics in all kind of weather conditions and other hazardous situations,” Pothier wrote in an email.
“The increased risk of an incident is mitigated by ANB’s vehicle safety program that delivers targeted education to its paramedics on a regular basis.”
Pothier did confirm that Holmes is still an employee of Ambulance New Brunswick.
