Orangeburg County, others sued over response; 2018 interstate death reviewed in 2019
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One caller said he had to swerve to avoid hitting the man.
'Paul's death was entirely unnecessary': Lawsuit describes how officials encountered man
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Four departments responded to the scene that night:
Despite the response,
In
The lawsuit alleges that officials at the scene were "negligent, and willfully reckless and deliberately indifferent by refusing to provide
As 2019 came to a close,
"We have not done any depositions yet," he said.
Burke said he anticipates the earliest the case may go to trial could be the fall of 2020.
On the county's end, the lawsuit has been handed over to the legal team with the
The lawsuit's complaint details the events of
The complaint describes how Tarashuk was traveling southbound on
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He encountered a trucker who pulled on the side of the interstate to urinate, the complaint says.
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Tarashuk jumped onto the catwalk of the tractor-trailer and hung onto the trailer for about eleven miles before he pulled the brake lines of the truck, forcing it to stop.
Several law enforcement agencies as well as Orangeburg County EMS tried to communicate with Tarashuk with no success.
Tarashuk reportedly tried to communicate with law enforcement that he got into a car accident, but in an incoherent fashion.
The complaint claims none of the officers made an effort to locate Tarashuk's truck or his identifying information.
Orangeburg County EMS eventually arrived on the scene. After questioning, Tarashuk was allowed to leave the ambulance without going to a hospital.
An
Four hours later, a naked Tarashuk died when he was hit by a truck.
Tarashuk's truck was later found in a ditch by the Highway Patrol with one of Tarashuk's therapy dogs. The other therapy dog has not been located.
Eventually,
It was later determined Tarashuk was suffering from a schizophrenic episode. Some first responders believed he was on drugs.
A paramedic was fired and an emergency medical technician was punished after the incident.
In May, the
County officials said the incident has prompted the county to examine how it helps first responders deal with their own mental health issues and better understand the mental health conditions of the individuals they respond to.
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