Couple's fight leads to crash with ambulance, police say

April 4, 2010

A Middle Smithfield Township couple's domestic dispute escalated to a wild ride with the husband clinging to the hood of his wife's car and ended when the car collided head-on with an ambulance.

Ricardo Amman, 48, was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he was listed in critical condition Saturday.

State police at Swiftwater said Amman and his wife, Judith, 52, had an argument at their home. Police said Judith Amman tried to drive away and her husband jumped on the hood of her car.

Judith Amman drove south on Edward Smith Boulevard and turned onto busy Route 209, which is also Milford Road, for roughly a half-mile while her husband hung on, police said.

The car was heading south on Route 209 while a Bushkill Township ambulance was traveling north on Route 209 with its emergency lights and siren on.

Police said Judith Amman hit the front bumper of the ambulance, sending Ricardo Amman into the hood of the ambulance.

Judith Amman was taken to Pocono Medical Center-East Stroudsburg. The ambulance driver, Ryan Felmy, 26, of Bushkill Township, and passenger, Joseph Bolger, 21, East Stroudsburg, were also taken to Pocono Medical Center. No information on their conditions was available.

Tyrone Richardson

The Morning Call