Public Safety · Cleveland, OH
Ambulance Driver Accused of Abandoning Patient in Cleveland
A Lynx EMS ambulance driver is accused of abandoning a patient he was transporting to the Cleveland Clinic with chest pain on Wednesday evening in Cleveland, Ohio. The driver reportedly got lost, told the patient he was done driving for the day, and called an Uber to take himself home. A Cleveland EMS unit responded after the driver left the scene, and paramedics transported the woman to the hospital. Lynx EMS said it is reviewing the circumstances and will take appropriate action.