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    EMTs Hurt in Scott County, VA, Ambulance Crash

    Feb. 19, 2025
    The driver of the Scott County Life Saving Crew ambulance was charged with failure to maintain control.

    As snow fell in Scott County Wednesday morning, an ambulance veered off the road leaving two EMTs hurt.

    The patient riding in the Scott County Life Saving Crew ambulance was not injured in the wreck, according to WJHL. 

    Virginia State Police reported the ambulance was headed north on U.S. 23 when it crossed the centerline in a curve and crashed.

    The driver of the ambulance was charged with failure to maintain control.

    Duffield Volunteer Fire & Rescue responded to the incident to assist.

     

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    Susan Nicol | News Editor

    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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