Soliz
Soliz v. California Highway Patrol CA5
Opinion
Opinion
Franson, J.
FACTS
On June 16, 2020, at about 2:00 a.m., plaintiff crashed his motorcycle while driving on Rosamond Boulevard in the City of Rosamond. A blood test taken later that
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2. morning showed his blood-alcohol concentration was 0.21 percent, which is more than two and a half times California’s legal limit of 0.08 percent. Paramedic Bradley Quintana (Paramedic) and emergency medical technician Christina Rini (EMT) were employed by Ambulance Service, Inc. They arrived at the scene and found plaintiff sitting next to a downed motorcycle. Paramedic checked plaintiff’s mental awareness by asking him his name, the date, and time of day, which plaintiff answered. Paramedic thought plaintiff seemed intoxicated but concluded he was capable of making decisions. When Paramedic asked plaintiff if he had any injuries, plaintiff was uncooperative and told them to leave. Paramedic attempted to perform a physical examination of plaintiff, who reacted by saying he was not injured and they needed to leave. Paramedic saw minor abrasions and recommended plaintiff go to a hospital “[b]ecause there’s always injuries that we can’t see and…