Many are remembering the life of Hinal Patel, a 22-year-old volunteer EMT who died tragically on her last day of work.
Hinal and her partner, Mark Seube, were driving in an the ambulance on call. When Seube, who was at the wheel, blared the sirens and turned on the lights, it was no use.
A Toyota Prius didn't stop for the ambulance and crashed into it. Hinal was killed instantly. The driver of the Prius was completely uninjured.
"They came through the intersection and were struck by another vehicle, which caused their vehicle to actually spin around and then land on its passenger side and skid across the roadway," said Lt. Kevin F. Zebro of the East Brunswick Police Department.
Hinal was ending her volunteer sting to attend medical school at Rutgers University.
"Some people just do this EMT stuff to make it look good on their resume or whatever. She was truly passionate about (being an) EMT and what she was doing," her brother Neel said.
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Hinal wasn't only an EMT, she was also a volunteer medical technician at the North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company and Saint Peter's University Hospital. She is thought to have saved hundreds of lives.
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It was her last shift of work as an EMT; 22-year-old Hinal Patel was moving on from volunteering as an EMT to grad school. Then, something terrible happened. When her partner was driving the ambulance, sirens blaring, through an intersection, a Toyota Prius failed to stop and crashed into it. Hinal was killed immediately.
"She's saved thousands and thousands of people. I just wish someone had a chance to help her," her friend Bianca said. Now Hinal's hard work and selflessness is being remembered.
"In Memorial, Hinal Patel." The North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company posted this touching photo of their memorial to Hinal.
See her tragic story below.
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