Summary
William Hoesch, a 71-year-old cyclist from Oregon, has filed a $997,000 lawsuit against Columbia River Fire & Rescue after being struck by one of their ambulances in October 2022.
The ambulance, which was turning right, hit Hoesch, fracturing his nose and causing additional injuries.
After the accident, the ambulance transported Hoesch to the hospital, later billing him $1,862 for the ride.
Hoesch’s suit seeks damages for medical expenses, expected future costs, and $900,000 for pain and suffering due to reduced mobility and grip strength following the incident.
In capitalist America, Ambulance chases you.
It’s like something out of a Looney Tunes cartoon… ambulance runs a cat over, takes him to a cat hospital, gives him a bill a mile long including a ‘being run over’ fee.
Getting threatened with a hospital bill? Just say no! The Big Pharama can’t legally rush you the hospital without your consent.
bleeds to death on ground
Id just send it as a medical expense to their liability carrier. Ez.
That being said they probably did and are suing because commercial carriers are fuck heads that tried to negotiate his claim to peanuts.
Seems like a good business model
liability is a bitch… and the ambulance company is definitely about to learn that. if they just sent it to their insurance it’d probably have been less of a big deal.
