Struck D.C. Motor Cop Waited 20 Minutes for Ambulance

A Metropolitan (D.C.) Police motor officer struck by a vehicle was finally picked up by a Prince George's County ambulance 20 minutes after the accident, a delay that has prompted discipline of city personnel.

Screenshot via WJLA.Screenshot via WJLA.

A Metropolitan (D.C.) Police motor officer struck by a vehicle was finally picked up by a Prince George's County ambulance 20 minutes after the accident, a delay that has prompted discipline of city personnel.

On March 5, a D.C. motorcycle officer was struck in a hit-and-run near the intersection of 46th and A streets SE. Three D.C. ambulance units within four miles of the crash failed to respond. They had been granted "delay" or out-of-service status.

Seven city firefighters will face "appropriate personnel action," reports WJLA. Several correction measures have been put in place, according to a report on the incident.

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