Officers from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to an accident with injuries on SR 37 at approximately 4:35 p.m. Saturday. A south-bound ambulance was going through an intersection with its lights and sirens on when it collided with a PT Cruiser attempting to go through the intersection as well.
The ambulance, which was carrying a patient in critical condition, hit the PT Cruiser directly on the driver’s side door and the impact forced both vehicles into a nearby median. Mary Pietsch, 61, the driver of the PT Cruiser, was pronounced dead on the scene when three other ambulances arrived.
The driver of the ambulance, Joshua Davis, was driven to IU Health Bloomington for a blood draw to test for drugs. Sheriff's department officers said they did not observe any signs of impairment from Davis.
Lyndsay Jones
