Description: UPDATE (Thanks to Death2theNWO777):
STATter911 has the most up-to-date information on the situation:
Maurice White Jr.arrested following traffic stop. Oklahoma paramedic who was at the center of confrontation with OHP is accused of resisting arrest.
http://tinyurl.com/ygtrjkm
Medical technician files lawsuit against OHP trooper
Read the letter from DA Max Cook to OHP chief blasting Trooper's actions http://www.wusa9.com/news/columnist/blogs/2009/06/prosecutor-blasts-trooper-in-letter-to.html
Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirms Trooper Daniel Martin is on paid administrative leave. Action happened on June 1, but announced yesterday.
Witness video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIfEsE73Cbo&feature=channel
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Here is the statement made by the EMT:
http://static.ktul.com/documents/emtstatement_0509.pdf
And the ambulance driver:
http://static.ktul.com/documents/franksstatement_0509.pdf
And the article discussing it:
http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/0509/626636.html
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Question Raised In Trooper, Paramedic Dispute
Posted: May 28, 2009 1:53 PM PDT Updated: May 28, 2009 2:45 PM PDT
OHP says before the home video was recording, the paramedic assaulted the state trooper.
Witness Diana Walkup says the paramedic never touched anyone until the patrolman grabbed his arm.
By Dan Bewley and Terry Hood, The News On 6
UNDATED - There are more details about a confrontation earlier this week between an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper and a paramedic in Okfuskee County. The incident was caught on tape as the trooper accuses the ambulance driver of not pulling over when the patrol car was trying pass him. What does the law say about who has the right of way?
It was Sunday along Highway 62 in Paden. Kenyada Davis is behind the cell phone camera. His mother was being transported by Muscogee Creek Nation EMS to a hospital in Prague.
5/27/2009 Related story: Trooper, Paramedic Fight Caught on Tape
In a statement obtained by The News On 6, paramedic Maurice White said the patrol car came within three feet of the ambulance with its lights on, eventually passing while telling the driver over the emergency radio: "You should consider checking you rearview mirrors."
