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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman charged with crashing ambulance into Southaven hospital
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman accused of driving an emergency unit into a DeSoto County hospital earlier this month is now facing several charges. Kandanice Stevenson is charged with aggravated assault on police/fire/school official, felony taking of motor vehicle, malicious mischief, and disturbance of public peace. On May 7, the Southaven Police Department says Kandanice Stevenson crashed a Southaven Paramedic unit into Baptist Desoto Hospital. A spokesperson told WREG one employee received minor injuries, but no patients were injured, and emergency room operations were not affected by the crash. Earlier that day, Southaven Police confirmed that Stevenson was also involved in a vehicle crash on Goodman Road. Suspect identified in DeSoto County hospital crash: Police Corey Merrill, the General Manager for Christian Brothers Automotive, told WREG he heard the crash at the intersection on Goodman Road. 'A car traveling probably 50 miles an hour drove out of the neighborhood and sideswiped a Dodge Durango, and then she turned the corner, ran over the curb, and continued down the street,' Merrill said. The vehicle driven by Stevenson flipped into a ditch alongside Goodman Road. When paramedics arrived, Stevenson was taken to the hospital, where she was accused of crashing the ambulance into the building. Kandanice Stevenson is currently being held in jail on a $500,000 bond. She is due in court on Wednesday at 9 a.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Suspect identified in DeSoto County hospital crash: Police
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A suspect driving the emergency unit who crashed into a DeSoto County hospital was identified and was also involved in a vehicle crash moments earlier on Goodman Road, Southaven police say. Southaven Police confirmed the woman involved in this Goodman Road crash was Kandanice Stevenson, who also crashed a Southaven Paramedic unit into Baptist Desoto Hospital Wednesday morning. 'We were inside and we heard a loud noise and there was an accident right here in our intersection,' said Corey Merrill, General Manager, Christian Brothers Automotive. Ambulance crashes into Baptist DeSoto Hospital; suspect in custody: Police 'A car traveling probably 50 miles an hour drove out of the neighborhood and sideswiped a Dodge Durango, and then she turned the corner, ran over the curb, and continued down the street,' said Merrill. The vehicle driven by a woman flipped into a ditch alongside Goodman Road. Merill said when he arrived on the scene, the woman was bouncing around the inside of the car saying prayers. He tried to help her get out, and she said 'I'm not taking any outside help.' He says paramedics arrived and transported the victim. Police have not released the charges against Stevenson or how she was able to take control of the emergency vehicle. A spokesperson told WREG one employee received minor injuries, but no patients were injured, and emergency room operations were not affected by the crash. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
