VA EMT Killed in Ambulance, Dump Truck Crash in King and Queen County

March 21, 2025

EMT Jacob Bozeman, 20, who was driving the AMR ambulance, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Virginia EMT was killed in a crash with a dump truck Thursday in King and Queen County.

Virginia State Police reported the truck was stopped in the median waiting for traffic to clear. About three feet of the truck was sticking out in the road. The AMR ambulance hit the left side rear corner panel.

After the collision, the ambulance overturned in the median, according to WWBT.

EMT Jacob Bozeman, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene while Paramedic Christopher Mack was transported for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The truck driver also was transported.

The ambulance did not have a patient aboard when the collision occurred.

Bozeman recently joined Tappahanock Essex Volunteer Fire Department. He was slated to begin the firefighter training academy next month.

The investigation is continuing.

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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.