Reported 8 months ago
A woman, Chen, caused a collision with an ambulance in Taiwan while claiming the patient was not in critical condition and should have yielded to her first. The judge ruled in favor of the ambulance driver, citing the 'Baolin Teahouse Case' to overturn Chen's argument. The court found that the ambulance had warned and slowed down while approaching the intersection, indicating its passage, but Chen failed to yield, leading to the accident. Despite Chen's belief that the patient's condition was not urgent, the judge highlighted the unpredictable nature of medical emergencies and the inability to assess the seriousness beforehand, ultimately ruling in favor of the ambulance driver and dismissing Chen's compensation claim.
Source: YAHOO