On a recent emergency call, a member of the Cook County Ambulance expressed frustration to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office about the number of vehicles that did not pull over when the ambulance was returning to North Shore Hospital with lights and sirens. Sheriff Pat Eliasen said no action was taken other than making the incident a matter of record, but he asked drivers to watch for emergency vehicles.
Sheriff Eliasen said he would like to add a “gentle reminder” to drivers to watch for the ambulance, fire trucks or law enforcement vehicles. He said, “Due to increased summer traffic motorists need to be aware of emergency vehicles and pull over to the safest part of the roadway when they meet or when they are overtaken by emergency vehicles.”
Minnesota State Patrol spokesperson Sgt. Neil Dickenson added, “Remain stopped until all emergency vehicles have passed.”
Dickenson said a law enforcement officer with probable cause to believe a driver has violated this law may issue a citation to the driver within four hours of the violation.
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