MILWAUKEE — Bell Ambulance is suing the City of Milwaukee for damages after an officer involved in a police pursuit crashed into one of its ambulances last summer.
A Bell Ambulance and Milwaukee police squad car were involved in a crash near 30th and Burleigh on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
According to the lawsuit, the ambulance driver was traveling eastbound on Burleigh while an MPD officer in a squad car was pursuing a suspect northbound on 30th Street.
The officer was allegedly speeding and went through the stop sign at the intersection of 30th and Burleigh, and struck the Bell Ambulance.
As a result, the ambulance suffered damages totaling $96,579.08.
- PREVIOUS REPORTING: Milwaukee police squad and Bell Ambulance involved in crash
On Aug. 24, 2022, Bell Ambulance served a Notice of Claim to the City of Milwaukee.
The lawsuit now seeks damages for the loss of the ambulance.
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