Jason Cole, assistant rescue chief in the southern Maine town of Lebanon, says the driver lost control of her truck Sunday at the "Go Deep Mud" contest when the throttle became stuck.
Cole declined to identify the emergency medical technician, but says the truck struck the volunteer and knocked him flat on his back. Cole says the EMT sank so far into the mud that only his face was showing, and the truck's 35-inch tires passed on either side of him.
When the throttle came unstuck and the truck came to a stop, the EMT was able to crawl out on his own and walk to an ambulance. He was treated and released from a hospital.
Chuck Comment- In an unrelated story, the administration has announced new OSHAA requirements for all EMTs to be coated henceforth in mud. Further, due to slashes in the defense budget, the DOD has announced that mud is going to become the newest form of body armour. Finally, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have announced a 4.6 billion dollar mud farm initiative in the Death Valley National Park. "Placing the mud farm in the Mississippi Delta Region makes no sense." Pelosi was quoted as saying. She continued, "By piping vast amounts of great lakes water to Death Valley we will create new, high quality mud. All government projects will be required to use the mud in their construction as well as all health care facilities will be mandated to give patients mud packs before discharge. I just know THIS will turn the economy around!!!"
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