Ephraim EMTs injured after ambulance struck

Photo: Utah Department of Public Safety

EPHRAIM, Utah, May 6, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — Two people were injured in Ephraim Saturday night when an SUV hit an ambulance.

According to information from the Utah Highway Patrol, an Ephraim EMS ambulance was southbound on State Route 132 at about 11:13 p.m. when it was broadsided by an SUV.

The ambulance contained a driver and two EMTS. The EMTs were in the back, and were not wearing seat belts.

The SUV’s driver ran a stop sign, and struck the ambulance, causing it to roll, the statement says.

The EMTS suffered non-life-threatening injuries, including a possible broken bone. The ambulance driver and the SUV driver and passenger were properly restrained, and were not seriously injured.

Troopers determined the SUV driver had been drinking, and are screening DUI charges, the statement says. The driver has been identified as 63-year-old Bernabe Castro Guillen, of Ogden.

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