She refused to let a cop take blood from a suspect who was unconscious.
It is against the law to do so because you must have the person's permission to take blood samples and him being unconscious means he couldn't say it was ok. She called the hospital director and they told her not to let the cop do so. So the cop arrested her for as he put it interfering in an ongoing investigation.
She's a nurse in Utah who refused to let a police officer draw blood from an unconscious patient without following the proper hospital procedure and legal requirements. The patient was a suspect in a deadly auto crash. The officer lost his shit and arrested her, so she sued and got $500,000.
No, there was no established crime. In that way of thinking, everyone is a suspect all the time. In order for someone to legally be considered a suspect, and thus a warrant issued to obtain their blood without consent, there has to be a verifiable crime. That wasn't the case, which is why they DIDN'T have a warrant.
Here's a summary of the incident:
"At about 2 p.m. on July 26, Gray (patient) was driving a semi north on State Road 89/91 near Sardine Canyon when a man fleeing from the Utah Highway Patrol crashed a pickup truck into him head-on, according to Logan police, who investigated the collision.
"The crash caused an explosion and fire, Logan police have said. Gray was on fire when he exited the semi. The driver of the pickup truck, Marcos Torres, 26, died at the scene."
So there was no cause to suspect him of drunk driving. He was a VICTIM
You don't necessarily need consent or permission from a suspect, but a warrant. Imagine a driver under the influence who caused a serious accident. The suspect may or may not be conscious, and even if they were might not want to give blood. That officer didn't get a warrant.
It is against the law to do so because you must have the person's permission to take blood samples and him being unconscious means he couldn't say it was ok. She called the hospital director and they told her not to let the cop do so. So the cop arrested her for as he put it interfering in an ongoing investigation.
Here's a summary of the incident:
"At about 2 p.m. on July 26, Gray (patient) was driving a semi north on State Road 89/91 near Sardine Canyon when a man fleeing from the Utah Highway Patrol crashed a pickup truck into him head-on, according to Logan police, who investigated the collision.
"The crash caused an explosion and fire, Logan police have said. Gray was on fire when he exited the semi. The driver of the pickup truck, Marcos Torres, 26, died at the scene."
So there was no cause to suspect him of drunk driving. He was a VICTIM