National EMS Memorial Service Honoree
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Edwin R. Sorrells, Jr.
Greenville County Emergency Medical Services Greenville, South Carolina |
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Paramedic Edwin Sorrells died on May 22, 1990, responding to an emergency medical call.
As vehicles were pulling to the side of the road to allow Edwin's ambulance to pass, a tractor trailer went out of control when the driver attempted to avoid the vehicles on the side of the road.
Unfortunately, the tractor trailer hit Edwin's ambulance head-on, killing him. Edwin was survived by his wife, Lisa, and son, Joshua Michael.
Honored 1996
