Albert Butler, 38, impeded paramedics who were trying to respond to an emergency call
Albert Butler, 38, was driving a Suzuki Vitara when he impeded paramedics who were trying to respond to a medical emergency on the A4 Bath Road in Reading on February 2.
In shocking dash-cam footage shared by Thames Valley Police, Butler then continues in front of the ambulance along the A4 towards Maidenhead before he weaves in and out of traffic – which is stopping to let the ambulance pass.Butler, from Reading, was later arrested and charged with dangerous driving and obstructing/hindering an emergency worker.
“This sort of behaviour on our roads will not be tolerated and we will take robust action against anybody who seeks to drive in this manner. “Seconds can make all the difference when an ambulance is on an emergency call, and the delays that Butler caused could have had significant impacts to the call that they were attending.”
Mark Ainsworth, Director of Operations at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, said: “This was the worst standard of driving suffered by one of our hard-working ambulance crews who were responding on blue lights to a potentially very serious emergency that I have ever seen.
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