smurfe
06-08-2005, 18:04
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No discipline for firefighter on cocaine during firetruck crash - New York
Jun 7, 2005, 17:18
A Bronx firefighter who tested positive for cocaine after his rig collided with another fire engine shouldn't be disciplined because the incident doesn't qualify as a "major accident" under FDNY regulations, an administrative law judge has ruled.
In a stunning decision issued May 20, Judge Kara Miller said the drug test administered to firefighter Thomas Lennon immediately after the crash on Feb. 21, 2004, must be disqualified - even though Lennon didn't dispute the results.
The Fire Department's restrictive regulations allow post-accident tests only in cases of a "major accident," where there is significant damage to a vehicle or property or there is serious injury or death.
Lennon, rushing to a fire with lights and sirens, smacked his vehicle into another firetruck going the wrong way down a one-way street.
That set off a multicar pileup of parked cars that left two civilians and several firefighters injured.
He was ultimately found not to be at fault.
Furthermore, Miller wrote, "There was no evidence presented . . . for concluding that the collision constituted a major accident at the time it occurred or shortly thereafter."
She added, "The damage could have been minor in degree and cost even if several vehicles were affected."
Miller also noted that the injuries consisted mainly of "cuts, bruises and soft-tissue" wounds.
Source:
New York Post, (2005). No discipline for firefighter on cocaine during firetruck crash. Retrieved Jun. 08, 2005, from http://www.emsnetwork.org/artman/publish/article_16439.shtml.
Smurfe :beer:
No discipline for firefighter on cocaine during firetruck crash - New York
Jun 7, 2005, 17:18
A Bronx firefighter who tested positive for cocaine after his rig collided with another fire engine shouldn't be disciplined because the incident doesn't qualify as a "major accident" under FDNY regulations, an administrative law judge has ruled.
In a stunning decision issued May 20, Judge Kara Miller said the drug test administered to firefighter Thomas Lennon immediately after the crash on Feb. 21, 2004, must be disqualified - even though Lennon didn't dispute the results.
The Fire Department's restrictive regulations allow post-accident tests only in cases of a "major accident," where there is significant damage to a vehicle or property or there is serious injury or death.
Lennon, rushing to a fire with lights and sirens, smacked his vehicle into another firetruck going the wrong way down a one-way street.
That set off a multicar pileup of parked cars that left two civilians and several firefighters injured.
He was ultimately found not to be at fault.
Furthermore, Miller wrote, "There was no evidence presented . . . for concluding that the collision constituted a major accident at the time it occurred or shortly thereafter."
She added, "The damage could have been minor in degree and cost even if several vehicles were affected."
Miller also noted that the injuries consisted mainly of "cuts, bruises and soft-tissue" wounds.
Source:
New York Post, (2005). No discipline for firefighter on cocaine during firetruck crash. Retrieved Jun. 08, 2005, from http://www.emsnetwork.org/artman/publish/article_16439.shtml.