Virginia Ambulance Driver Charged with Reckless Driving

Posted by: Curt Varone April 25, 2010 3 Comments

A Virginia ambulance driver was charged with reckless driving earlier this month when he used his ambulance to stop a fleeing vehicle involved in a police chase.

 

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Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.
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