Three Responders Struck at TN Crash Scene

April 17, 2017
A firefighter, EMT and deputy were hurt when a driver went around a Hendersonville scene and struck an ambulance.

A man who tried to drive around a Hendersonville accident scene left three first responders injured and struck several vehicles, including an ambulance. 

Fire, EMS and law enforcement crews were at the scene of a crash involving a motorcycle and car at New Shackle Island and Drakes Creek roads when Calvin F. Emanuel II, 52, backed into a car before trying to drive into coming traffic.

Emanel struck a vehicle and then ran over a 28-year-old firefighter's foot, according to local television station NewsChannel5.com. He was taken to the hospital for foot injuries. 

Investigators said the driver sped up before crashing into a Sumner County ambulance, which then struck a deputy sheriff who was standing at the rear. The deputy suffered unknown injuries. 

An EMT in the ambulance was reportedly thrown from the ambulance and transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. 

Sheriff's charged Emanuel with driving on a suspended license.

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