Trooper Stops Ambulance

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  • Oklahoma state trooper Daniel Martin pulled over an ambulance that was carrying a patient because the driver of the van refused to yield to the officer and allegedly gave the officer an obscene hand-gesture. A cell phone video-camera operated by the patient's son captured the confrontation, which escalated to a scuffle with a paramedic, who was in the back of the van with the patient during the initial exchange.http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/16/earlyshow/main5091281.shtml
  • Fast Facts

    1. The officer: Daniel Martin
    2. The paramedic: Maurice White Jr.
    3. The incident took place when the ambulance driver was carrying a patient and the officer was responding to a call
    4. The officer was allegedly unaware there was a patient in the ambulance
    5. A cell phone camera captured the conflict
    6. The video footage was placed on YouTube
    7. The officer was placed on paid leave as the story got more traction
    8. Maurice White was not driving the ambulance
    9. White chose to address the officer when the van was pulled over, instead of the driver
    10. White appeared on CBS's Early Show and recounted the story
    11. White apparently told the officer that the patient was undergoing a medical emergency
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