A bizarre event took place in… October 2022. 71-year-old William Hoesch was riding a bicycle through Rainier in Columbia County, Oregon, when he was suddenly hit by an ambulance returning from emergency response. IN result The man suffered serious facial injuries, including a broken nose.
He was hit by an ambulance. He had to pay for transport to the hospital
Columbia River Fire & Rescue paramedics decided not to respond to the scene accident another ambulance. So they transported him to the hospital in the same vehicle that hit him moments earlier. William Hoesch was astonished when it turned out that the ambulance billed him for this “ride” for $1,862.
However, this was not the end of Hoesch's medical expenses. So far, the man has had to pay PLN 47,000 dollars for treatment, and another $50,000 will cover the hospital bill. Now he is demanding compensation in the amount of $997,000 from Columbia River Fire & Rescue for the way he was treated by the rescue services. According to OregonLive, the lawsuit in this case has already been brought to court
Columbia River Fire & Rescue declined to comment on this story. As OregonLive notes, However, this is not the first serious incident in Oregon involving an ambulance. Month ago A lawsuit against the ambulance station was filed by the family of a woman who died in a car accident in January this year. The incident occurred when the ambulance was turning left at the intersection.