A collision between a Richland County ambulance and a Lyft ride-share vehicle in downtown Columbia two summers ago has now spurred multiple lawsuits, and none of the parties involved can agree on who is to blame for the crash.
The Lyft driver Celena Bradford and her passenger Robin Roache have both filed lawsuits over the matter, which they say caused them significant injuries. Bradford is suing the county and Roache is suing both the county and Bradford.
Roache was riding as a passenger in a Lyft when her driver, Bradford, drove through a green light at the same time ambulance driver Brenda Addison was driving through a red light at the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Main Street in early July 2024…