Combative Nazareth Patient Injures 2 EMTs During Ambulance Ride: PSP

A man was jailed after he became combative during an ambulance ride in Pennsylvania, injuring two EMTs, State Police announced on Sunday, Aug. 31.

James Zuppert, 58, of Nazareth, was being taken by Hamburg EMS from Upper Bern Township to Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital for chest pain and shortness of breath around 12:33 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, Pennsylvania State Police said.

While the ambulance was on Mountain Road in Tilden Township, Zuppert became uncooperative and combative, police said…

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