Criminal charges have been dropped against a former Greene County dispatcher who refused to send an ambulance to a dying woman.
Greene County District Attorney Brianna Vanata dropped the criminal charges against 9-1-1 dispatcher Leon Price in the death of Diania Kronk.
Although Kelly Titchenell told Price her mother was unresponsive and turning yellow, he reportedly continued to ask if he sent an ambulance, would she go to the hospital. He said he didn't want to send one if she was going to refuse.
Kronk died the next day of internal bleeding.
The charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment were filed by Dave Russo, the former district attorney, KDKA reported.
Vanata told Titchenell she did not feel she had enough evidence to win at trial.
"I feel definitely angry. He had one job to do, and that was to call an ambulance."
Price is still employed by the county.
"You're (Price) are going to have to live with this the rest of your life. My mother would be alive if you would have sent an ambulance to that house."
"You have destroyed my life. Every day I suffer without my mom, and I hope you don't ever forget that."
A civil suit, filed in federal court against Price, three emergency officials and the county, remains active.
