Road hog’s license revoked after failing to yield to ambulance

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment ambulance, ambulance blocking

A driver who remained in the fast lane of the freeway, and refused to yield to an ambulance carrying a child in critical condition, was fined and had their license revoked, police said today, March 12. The National Highway police Bureau said that yesterday morning, an ambulance carrying a critically-ill child from a hospital in Taichung City to Taipei Veteran’s General hospital was impeded by the driver of a black Ford sedan on the Jhubei to Hukou Road section. The

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July 14, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment ambulance, Chiayi

A man in Chiayi City was fined NT$800 this morning after calling an ambulance because he was suffering from a headache. It was the 25th time he had called an ambulance this year due to minor, non-emergency ailments. At 8:44 this morning, the Chiayi Municipal Government Fire Department received a request for emergency assistance at a residence on Daya Road. When the ambulance arrived, the patient named Zhang told paramedics that he was suffering from a headache and wanted to