The plaintiffs claimed damages for personal injuries suffered when their vehicle was struck by an ambulance driven by the defendant while responding to an emergency call.
The ambulance driver had moved into the oncoming lane to bypass traffic backed up at a red light and collided with the plaintiff's vehicle as it turned left.
The court found both parties negligent: the plaintiff for failing to hear the siren and yielding the right of way, and the ambulance driver for failing to reduce speed sufficiently given the hazards of driving against traffic.
Liability was apportioned 75% to the plaintiff and 25% to the defendant.
