An Ambulance, Responding to a Call Using Lights and Sirens

question 3

Multiple Choice

An ambulance, responding to a call using lights and sirens, is involved in a collision at an intersection. Witnesses state that the ambulance slowly went through the red light without first stopping, resulting in a collision with a car. No one is injured, and the driver of the car is insured. Based on the witnesses' account of the collision, which one of the following may occur?

• A) The driver of the car is liable for the collision.
• B) The EMT is immune from liability for the collision.
• C) Liability for the collision cannot be assigned since no one was injured.
• D) The EMT driving the ambulance may be liable for the collision.