Ambulance fails to respond after car crash

IN A CAR CRASH BUT THERES NO AMBULANCE TO TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPE...  More »

IN A CAR CRASH BUT THERES NO AMBULANCE TO TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN THE SOUTH VALLEY THIS MORNING. TWO PEOPLE INJURED IN THE CRASH HAD TO 'WAIT' TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE THERE WERE NO AMBULANCES AVAILABLE. CRIS ORNELAS IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH WHAT COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE INCIDENT. COUNTY OFFICIALS TELL US TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH... ONE MORE SERIOUSLY THAN THE OTHER. IN A NORMAL SITUATION THE COUNTY SAYS ALBUQUERQUE AMBULANCE WOULD HANDLE THE TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPITAL. BUT THIS MORNING ALL OF THEIR UNITS WERE BUSY. SO THE COUNTY HAD TO GO TO PLAN 'B'. A BERNALILLO COUNTY RESCUE UNIT TRANSPORTED THE MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED OF THE TWO PATIENTS. THE COUNTY SAYS THE OTHER PATIENT HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED IN A DEPUTY CAR. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SAY IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE AND THEY ARE TALKING TO ALBUQUERQUE AMBULANCE TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. 'I don't know if this was an isolated incident or if this happens on a regular basis i'm told by the fire chief that it happens from time to time and so what i'd like to do is to meet with albuquerque ambulance and better understand the condition that occurred today' PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OPERATES ALBUQUERQUE AMBULANCE. THEIR SPOKESPERSON WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH TODAY'S INCIDENT.. AN ALBUQUERQUE  « Less