Gordon v. Colbert

This is an appeal from a defense verdict in a personal injury action brought by a paramedic who was injured when the ambulance in which he was riding was struck by another vehicle. Appellant raises three issues on appeal. We affirm the trial court’s rulings on all issues, as well as the final judgment, and write only to address the jury instruction issue.

Appellant, Gregson Gordon (“Gordon”), and his partner, Alphonse Lanza (“Lan-za”), were in an ambulance responding to an emergency call. As the ambulance approached a major intersection with its lights and sirens activated, Lanza, who was…