{"id":3027,"date":"2026-07-11T19:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3027"},"modified":"2026-07-11T19:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:06:51","slug":"columbia-ambulance-crash-triggers-competing-lawsuits-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3027","title":{"rendered":"Columbia ambulance crash triggers competing lawsuits. Here&#8217;s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A 2024 collision between a Richland County ambulance and a Lyft in downtown Columbia has sparked competing lawsuits, with the driver, her passenger and the county all pointing fingers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3025\">Rabies cases in SC rise in late summer, DPH says. Here\u2019s how to protect yourself<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>FULL STORY: Who\u2019s to blame? Ambulance-Lyft crash in downtown Columbia sparks dueling lawsuits<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3023\">Hidden study casts doubt on need for nuclear weapons factories in SC, NM, critics say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Here are key takeaways:<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The crash happened in early July 2024, when Lyft driver Celena Bradford drove through a green light at Elmwood Avenue and Main Street as ambulance driver Brenda Addison went through a red light at the same intersection.<\/li>\n<li>Bradford says the ambulance failed to stop at the red light and \u201csuddenly struck [her] vehicle with great force and violence,\u201d and she is suing Richland County.<\/li>\n<li>Richland County contends Addison cleared the intersection properly and acted \u201cappropriately and reasonably\u201d as an emergency medical technician, blaming Bradford for the collision.<\/li>\n<li>Passenger Robin Roache is suing both the county and Bradford, saying both drivers failed to keep a proper lookout, drive at a safe speed and slow or stop for traffic.<\/li>\n<li>Court filings do not say whether the ambulance had its lights and sirens activated, and a past news report said the ambulance was not carrying a patient. Roache\u2019s suit is set for a jury trial in September; Bradford filed her lawsuit July 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by journalists.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3022\">Fatal collision involving 3 vehicles leaves 1 dead, SC Highway Patrol says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Richland County ambulance and Lyft collided in downtown Columbia in 2024. 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