Ambulance Crash Log
60-Year-Old Woman in Critical Condition After Car Collides With Ambulance - Florida
The driver of the car, who had a green light, drove into the path of the oncoming ambulance
A 60-year-old woman remains in critical condition after her car collided with an ambulance this morning in west Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Alice Upshaw, of Orlando, was driving a 2008 Toyota sedan north at 10:19 a.m. on Edgewood Ranch Road, approaching Old Winter Garden Road, when an ambulance heading east on Old Winter Garden Road crashed into the driver's side of her car, reports show. FHP earlier reported an incorrect age for Upshaw.
Upshaw, who had a green light, drove into the path of the oncoming ambulance, FHP Sgt. Kim Miller said. Witnesses told troopers the ambulance had its lights and sirens activated when it ran through a red light, Miller said.
The ambulance driver, 26-year-old Andrew Simpson, suffered minor injuries and was taken to Health Central in Ocoee.
An emergency medical technician, 49-year-old Kamal Kamal, who was in the ambulance was also taken to Health Central with minor injuries.
A student paramedic, 20-year-old Jose Velez, was not injured.
There were no patients in the ambulance at the time of the crash, Miller said.
Charges are pending and investigators have not determined who was at fault in the crash.
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Jun 21, 2008,
12:51:11 PM
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