An ambulance was denied to a woman in Pennsylvania, and she later died.
In July 2020, Kelly Titchenell called for help for her mother, who she said was bleeding from the rectum.
Leon Price refused to dispatch an ambulance unless she said she was going to a hospital.
The operator of the emergency phone service has been charged with manslaughter for not sending an ambulance to the woman who was bleeding.
Leon Price refused to send an ambulance to Kelly Titchenell's mother unless she said she was going to the hospital, according to a criminal complaint filed in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
According to court documents, Titchenell called the emergency number in July 2020. In the complaint, Titchenell's attorneys said she described her mother as being incoherent and bleeding from the rectum.
Price told her that an ambulance wouldn't be sent to her mother because it would be a waste of resources.
According to the complaint, Diania Kronk died because of the lack of emergency medical care that day.
According to the complaint, if Price had sent over an ambulance or some kind of emergency relief, he might have had a more dignified death.
Titchenell's description of what was seriously wrong with her mother made Price aware of the gravity of the situation, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit says that price had no authority to deny services to Titchenell.
The day after, he passed away.
Titchenell believes that his mother would still be alive if he had sent an ambulance. He should not have made the decision. The professionals should decide if she should go to the hospital or not.
The maximum penalty for Price's offense is a $10,000 fine and five years in prison, according to the Post.
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