Teen Killed when Ambulance Hits Bicycle in Terre Haute, IN, Intersection

    April 17, 2025
    Another teen is in critical condition after the Trans-Care ambulance hit the bicycle.

    The family of a bicyclist struck and killed by a Trans-Care ambulance in Terre Haute is seeking answers.

    While responding to a call on Tuesday, the ambulance struck a bicycle with two children on it. One girl died while the other was critically injured, WTWO reported. 

    Michael Poulter, who blames the ambulance driver for killing his daughter, Autum, was one of several people who showed up at the intersection on Wednesday afternoon.

    “This is not my daughter's fault. No 13-year-old girl should get struck in the road trying to be a kid, out riding a bike. Just the fact that they rolled through here with no sirens and in such a hurry. They were talking about not a high rate of speed. You don’t fling a body 75 feet when you get struck if you are not at a high rate of speed."

    The Terre Haute Police Department's Crash Reconstruction Team continues to investigate the wreck, Lieutenant Justin Sears said.

     

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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. 

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