Back in October of 2022, an Oregon man was riding his bicycle when an ambulance pulled up next to him, then made a sudden right turn into their fire station, knocking him over, breaking his nose, leaving him with scrapes and other injuries, and running over his bike. The ambulance crew scooped him up and drove him to the hospital. Then they billed him $1,800 for the ambulance ride. The cyclist, 71-year-old William Hoesch, is now suing the ambulance company for $997,000. That’s $47,000 to cover medical expenses – including the ambulance ride – along with another $50,000 for future medical costs, and an additional $900,000 for pain and suffering.
* I thought the $900,000 would have been for a new bike. Have you priced those things lately?
* I’d throw in another $100,000 just for general ass-hattery.
* Knocking him over was one thing, but then running over his bike? That was just mean.
* Every business has to look for ways to drum up new customers, even ambulance companies.