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Ambulance crash leads to charges - Washington County, Colorado

Jul 20, 2006, 11:56


A 22-year-old ambulance driver will be charged in the deaths of two people and the injuries of two others including a pregnant woman following a crash on Interstate-70 in May, authorities announced today.

Christopher M. Larusso will be charged with two counts of careless driving causing the deaths of two women including a paramedic and two counts of careless driving causing serious bodily injury, said Eric Wynn, spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol.

The four misdemeanor charges, which could carry maximum penalties of a year in jail and a $1,000 fine, will be filed in Washington County District Court, Wynn said today.

The crash on May 9 injured Kelsey Schlichenmayer of Burlington, who was upgraded from critical to serious condition after giving birth to a son at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood.

Karen Woods, a 43-year-old paramedic from Elizabeth, and Schlichenmayer's sister-in-law, Vicki





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