“The May 24 ambulance crash on Western Turnpike that killed a patient who was being transported home from the hospital occurred because the driver fell asleep, Schenectady County Sheriff Dominic Dagostino said late Friday.
Mohawk Ambulance driver Cody Bryans, 21, was behind the wheel when the crash happened, Dagostino said. Bryans and an emergency medical technician were taking cancer patient Chris J. Aernecke, 64, of Sloansville, home from treatment at Albany Medical Center.
An autopsy determined Aernecke died from massive trauma.
“Further investigation has determined that the crash occurred as the result of the driver falling asleep during operation of the ambulance,” Dagostino said in a prepared statement. “While the investigation is ongoing, vehicle speed and use of cellphone and texting by the driver have been ruled out for any causative factors at this time.””
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Williams, Stephen. Schenectady Gazette 2 June 2017.