Driver argued with paramedic moments before hit and run, police say

Calgary police have charged a driver who they say got into an argument with a paramedic at an emergency scene, then hit the paramedic as he drove away.

The paramedic was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries after the hit and run in the southwest community ofHaysboro Tuesday night.

Police say the paramedic was preparing to load a patient into an ambulance in the 1-100 block of HillgroveDrive S.W. around 9 p.m.when an approachingdriverstopped briefly, then accelerated past the ambulance, hitting the paramedic with his silver Mercedes-Benzsedan.

Police searched the area and found the vehicle parked outside a nearby home, where they arrested Kenneth Muraweski, 69, of Calgary.

He has been charged with one count of failing to stop at the scene of an accident that involved bodily harm.

Police sayMuraweskigot into a brief argument with the paramedic after hewas asked to stop and wait.

The paramedicsuffered minor injuries from the collision but continued to help hispatient into the ambulance, which had its emergency lights flashing at the time.

Police also issued a reminderthat, when emergency personnel are working in a lane of traffic, drivers must follow first responders' instructions and stop if it is not safe to pass.

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