Close call with rock truck delays ambulance response

A near miss between vehicles occurred July 9 at the intersection of FM 267, County Road 4460 and FM 3490. | COURTESY IMAGE
A near miss between vehicles occurred July 9 at the intersection of FM 267, County Road 4460 and FM 3490. | COURTESY IMAGE

TROY PARTON | NEWS-COURIER Two Knox County ambulances responding to a call were brought to a screeching halt when a rock hauler pulled out in front of them earlier this month. The ambulances were responding to a call in Rhineland, headed north on FM 267 with lights flashing, when the semi driver ignored the approaching ambulance.

The EMS driver commented, “I was doing a lot of purging as I stomped …