23-Year-Old Paramedic Dies After Being Found in Cardiac Arrest After Crashing Ambulance into Traffic

Devastating news this morning—the driver for a Penn Hills EMS unit has died after a crash involving at least one other car. 3 people total were taken to the hospital, per @PghPublicSafety. 2 other victims are listed as stable. I’ll have details on @WTAE 4:30-7a. pic.twitter.com/rTojP3z4vK

— Tori Yorgey WTAE (@toriyorgeytv) November 28, 2022

23-year-old paramedic Nicholas Theofilis died late Sunday night after he was found in cardiac arrest after crashing the ambulance he was driving into traffic in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Shadyside. Two other vehicles were hit, resulting in multiple injuries. 

There was no patient aboard the ambulance, however a passenger in front was seriously injured.