Alamance County, EMS, driver sued over ambulance crash
The ambulance was not responding to an emergency, according to the suit, and should have given Stutts' 1999 Ford SUV the right of way. EMS is on
The ambulance driver,
Stutts, according to the suit, was taken to the hospital with multiple traumatic injuries, particularly to his neck and back.
Now he claims to suffer numbness to legs, feet and arms, nausea and headaches. He was 47 at the time of the accident and in good health, according to the suit, but since the accident he has accumulated medical expenses and is seeking compensation for lost wages.
The county waived its right to sovereign immunity -- a legal concept that protects governments from lawsuits and prosecutions -- when it got liability insurance, according to Stutts' suit. He is asking the court to award him more than
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