LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville man died after suffering cardiac arrest in his Washington, D.C., apartment just steps from a firehouse, sparking questions about the city’s 911 response. His family in Kentucky is now questioning the city’s emergency response.
William Ostertag, 28, collapsed during a workout at his apartment in November 2024. According to a lawsuit filed Tuesday, it took nine minutes for an ambulance to arrive.
The complaint alleges 911 dispatchers misclassified the call and sent a unit not equipped with the medications Ostertag needed…