In the case of a Pennsylvania 911 operator accused of neglecting to send an ambulance to the remote house of a woman who subsequently died from internal bleeding, authorities have brought charges against three more individuals.
The three individuals were charged on Monday with tampering with public documents, tampering with or falsifying evidence, and obstruction, according a criminal complaint.
They either manage emergency management currently or in the past. Authorities assert that binders containing policy memos explaining standard operating procedures were not delivered.
According to the criminal complaint, the three conspired to “knowingly and deliberately suppress, withhold, omit, delay, or redirect the delivery of documents” to investigators.
Authorities charged Leon “Lee” Price, 50, of Waynesburg, a 911 operator, with involuntary manslaughter earlier this month in connection with the death of Diania Kronk, 54, in July 2020. This charge stems from Price’s hesitation to send for help before obtaining more assurance that Kronk would actually go to the hospital.
“I believe she would be alive today if they had sent an ambulance,” said Kronk’s daughter Kelly Titchenell, 38.
Throughout the four-minute call, Price, who was also charged with reckless endangerment, official oppression, and obstruction, repeatedly asked Titchenell if Kronk would consent to being sent for treatment.