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Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents

Michael M. Lopez-Medina is charged with setting fire to vehicles, structures in Woodbury
Yanaisa Pulido, an EMT with Miami Dade Ambulance, had stopped to help victims when a vehicle struck her
Video showed people breaking windows, vandalizing the driverless Waymo car before lighting a firework inside
The driver ran through a crash scene and fatally struck another driver standing in the median with police and firefighters
The rig was being delivered to a fire department when it left the roadway and ended up in a culvert
There were no patients on board and no EMS providers were injured in the crash
The 21-year-old driver disregarded a red light and struck the passenger side of the rig; no firefighters were hurt
Eric Oviedo suffered several fractured ribs, a head laceration, a concussion and bumps and bruises
The Ohio ambulance was transporting a patient to the hospital; no one was injured in the crash
Christopher Swary, 43, had been a firefighter since 2002; colleagues said he was a great firefighter and had a heart of gold
Fire officials said no one was injured in the fire or the crash
One person suffered several broken bones and the others were less seriously injured with cuts and bruises
Fire officials said the firefighter’s injuries are serious, but he is in stable condition
Eric Oviedo suffered moderate injuries, including some rib fractures, a head laceration, a concussion and several bumps and bruises
Three people from the other cars were taken to a hospital with minor injuries; no firefighters were hurt
The man was taken to a hospital, but wasn’t seriously hurt; no one else was injured
Christopher Swary, 43, had been a firefighter since 2002; colleagues said he was a great firefighter and had a heart of gold
Kaitlyn Carlson, 22, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.247, which is more than three times the legal threshold
The firefighters, who were on the hood of a car trying to disconnect the battery, were thrown from the car; the EMT working on a patient suffered a minor injury
The three people injured were all inside the ambulance; one EMT was airlifted to a hospital
When stopped by the police, the driver’s breathalyzer test was 0.15 — almost twice the legal limit of 0.08
The rig was being returned from a service center when it exited the roadway and struck the restaurant
Engineer David Nettles was driving en route to a call when it was hit by a car; the driver was critically hurt and passenger suffered minor injuries
The 73-year-old man hit a patch of ice, which made his car veer off the road and land upside down in a frozen pond
Officials said that while the road was slippery, the rig may have also experienced a mechanical problem that affected its brakes
The driver failed to yield to the rig, with its lights and sirens on, as it was turning; three firefighters on board weren’t hurt
The rig was responding to a medical call and hit a car, killing a 19-year-old woman who had been sitting in the passenger seat
Joshua Woods, 24, was responding to a cardiac arrest call; he lost control of his vehicle and hit a tree
Fire Chief Randy Burbank was in the rig at the time and suffered minor injuries
Joshua Woods, 24, was responding to a cardiac arrest call; he lost control of his vehicle and hit a tree
The rig rolled over at an icy intersection; the firefighters sustained scrapes and bruises
It’s unclear if any firefighters were hurt; a freezing rain advisory has been issued
The man miraculously survived and was able to use his arms and legs