Struggling to breathe and gurgling on the floor of his Ballard apartment, William Yurek, 45, lay dying and unable to receive emergency care from Seattle paramedics – even though first responders were parked outside the man’s Crown Hill neighborhood apartment for more than 13 minutes.
That is what Mark Lindquist is claiming in the wrongful death lawsuit he has filed against the City of Seattle on behalf of Yurek’s family, the Seattle attorney told The Dori Monson Show Monday.
“This tragedy was so avoidable,” Lindquist told Dori’s listeners.
And given that it was Yurek’s 12-year-old son who called 911 twice to secure paramedic response for his dad, it is
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