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Paramedic Pulls Drunk Driver From Tram Line
13 Mar
Summary
- Paramedic intervened by removing intoxicated driver from tram tracks.
- Driver received suspended jail sentence and driving ban.
- Cannabis and alcohol found in vehicle during arrest.
On April 6 of last year, Levi Gomez, 27, was observed driving his Vauxhall Insignia along the tram tracks at Nottingham's University Boulevard tram stop. He tailgated a tram en route to Queen's Medical Centre hospital in the early morning. A St John's Ambulance paramedic noticed Gomez's car on the tracks and intervened by removing him from the vehicle.
Gomez then assaulted the paramedic, leading to his arrest and subsequent charges. At Nottingham Crown Court, he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving without a license, possession of cannabis, failing to provide a specimen, and assaulting an emergency worker. A bag of cannabis and alcohol bottles were found in his car.
Judge Michael Auty KC handed Gomez a 10-month jail sentence, suspended for two years, and disqualified him from driving for five years. The judge noted the extreme danger posed by Gomez's actions and offered him a chance for rehabilitation, requiring him to abstain from alcohol for 120 days and complete 20 rehabilitation activity days.
