Posted On: February 8, 2010
Football Players Estate Sues For Wrongful Death
The estate of football player Atlas Fraley filed a wrongful death suit against James Griffin the paramedic who treated him after he was suffering from cramps and dehydration. Fraley played football for Hill High School. According to details in the lawsuit Fraley was treated by paramedics and taken to his home instead of a hospital. Once home the 17-year-old called 911 and told an operator he was suffering from cramps and dehydration.
After the death the Orange County EMS filed a report stating that Griffin violated protocol. This type of death is completely preventable and should not have happened. The company that employed the paramedic should have had better command and control over what was going on.
