DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA – Funeral arrangements were announced Tuesday for the Douglas County paramedic killed in a weekend ambulance wreck near Douglasville.
The funeral for Paul Holmes will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Douglasville First Baptist Church, with interment at Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Cemetery. Visitation is set for 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home.
Douglas County spokesman Wes Tallon told the AJC that Holmes, 37, died early Monday morning at Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was airlifted following the wreck.
The crash happened about 12:15 a.m. Sunday on Anneewakee Road at Chapel Hill Road when the ambulance collided with a car and overturned.
Tallon said Holmes and another paramedic, Daniel Young, were responding to a vehicle fire with injuries when the wreck happened. Young was also injured, and is recuperating at home.
Holmes, who has been with the Douglas County Fire/EMS Department since May, 2008, had recently completed firefighter training, receiving his firefighter certification earlier this month. He is survived by his wife, Jamie, and four-year-old daugther, Alexandria.
“Serving as a fireman/paramedic/EMT is a calling, and those who respond to the call put their lives on the line every day,” said Douglas County Commission Chairman Tom Worthan. “Paul was responding to someone who needed aid, and in doing so, lost his own life.”
Georgia State Patrol spokesman Lt. Paul Cosper said Monday that the GSP’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team would investigate the crash, and their findings would be turned over to the Douglas County District Attorney for a determination on whether charges would be filed.
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The funeral for Paul Holmes will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Douglasville First Baptist Church, with interment at Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Cemetery. Visitation is set for 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home.
Douglas County spokesman Wes Tallon told the AJC that Holmes, 37, died early Monday morning at Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was airlifted following the wreck.
The crash happened about 12:15 a.m. Sunday on Anneewakee Road at Chapel Hill Road when the ambulance collided with a car and overturned.
Tallon said Holmes and another paramedic, Daniel Young, were responding to a vehicle fire with injuries when the wreck happened. Young was also injured, and is recuperating at home.
Holmes, who has been with the Douglas County Fire/EMS Department since May, 2008, had recently completed firefighter training, receiving his firefighter certification earlier this month. He is survived by his wife, Jamie, and four-year-old daugther, Alexandria.
“Serving as a fireman/paramedic/EMT is a calling, and those who respond to the call put their lives on the line every day,” said Douglas County Commission Chairman Tom Worthan. “Paul was responding to someone who needed aid, and in doing so, lost his own life.”
Georgia State Patrol spokesman Lt. Paul Cosper said Monday that the GSP’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team would investigate the crash, and their findings would be turned over to the Douglas County District Attorney for a determination on whether charges would be filed.
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DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA – Funeral arrangements were announced Tuesday for the Douglas County paramedic killed in a weekend ambulance wreck near Douglasville.
The funeral for Paul Holmes will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Douglasville First Baptist Church, with interment at Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Cemetery. Visitation is set for 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home.
Douglas County spokesman Wes Tallon told the AJC that Holmes, 37, died early Monday morning at Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was airlifted following the wreck.
The crash happened about 12:15 a.m. Sunday on Anneewakee Road at Chapel Hill Road when the ambulance collided with a car and overturned.
Tallon said Holmes and another paramedic, Daniel Young, were responding to a vehicle fire with injuries when the wreck happened. Young was also injured, and is recuperating at home.
Holmes, who has been with the Douglas County Fire/EMS Department since May, 2008, had recently completed firefighter training, receiving his firefighter certification earlier this month. He is survived by his wife, Jamie, and four-year-old daugther, Alexandria.
“Serving as a fireman/paramedic/EMT is a calling, and those who respond to the call put their lives on the line every day,” said Douglas County Commission Chairman Tom Worthan. “Paul was responding to someone who needed aid, and in doing so, lost his own life.”
Georgia State Patrol spokesman Lt. Paul Cosper said Monday that the GSP’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team would investigate the crash, and their findings would be turned over to the Douglas County District Attorney for a determination on whether charges would be filed.
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The funeral for Paul Holmes will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Douglasville First Baptist Church, with interment at Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Cemetery. Visitation is set for 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home.
Douglas County spokesman Wes Tallon told the AJC that Holmes, 37, died early Monday morning at Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was airlifted following the wreck.
The crash happened about 12:15 a.m. Sunday on Anneewakee Road at Chapel Hill Road when the ambulance collided with a car and overturned.
Tallon said Holmes and another paramedic, Daniel Young, were responding to a vehicle fire with injuries when the wreck happened. Young was also injured, and is recuperating at home.
Holmes, who has been with the Douglas County Fire/EMS Department since May, 2008, had recently completed firefighter training, receiving his firefighter certification earlier this month. He is survived by his wife, Jamie, and four-year-old daugther, Alexandria.
“Serving as a fireman/paramedic/EMT is a calling, and those who respond to the call put their lives on the line every day,” said Douglas County Commission Chairman Tom Worthan. “Paul was responding to someone who needed aid, and in doing so, lost his own life.”
Georgia State Patrol spokesman Lt. Paul Cosper said Monday that the GSP’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team would investigate the crash, and their findings would be turned over to the Douglas County District Attorney for a determination on whether charges would be filed.
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