Main St. in Bay Shore, N.Y. (Google Maps).
A New York woman was arrested after police said she was drunk when she hit an ambulance with her car.
Edith Cairo, 32, was charged with driving while intoxicated on Sunday in connection with an early-morning car crash that occurred in Bay Shore, New York. According to the Suffolk County Police Department, Cairo was behind the wheel of her 2017 Honda Accord at 2:15 a.m. when she hit an ambulance while members of the Islip Fire Department were loading an injured patient into the back. Police said a second ambulance had to be called to the scene.
According to reporting by local news station News 12 Long Island, the injured patient, a 26-year-old man, was on a gurney when Cairo allegedly hit the ambulance while it was parked on Bay Shore's Main Street. The collision caused the gurney to fly out of the back of the ambulance, which knocked the patient to the ground. He sustained additional injuries, but none that were life-threatening. No other people were injured.
Police said the ambulance's emergency lights were activated at the time of the crash.
The second ambulance took the patient to the hospital for treatment.
According to police, Cairo was allegedly intoxicated and was arrested at the scene without incident. She was booked into Suffolk County's Third Precinct, where she spent the rest of the morning.
Police said Cairo was due to appear in court for her arraignment on Sunday.