A man died after a 911 dispatcher hung up on him when he wouldn't speak in English, a lawsuit says.
Heriberto Santiago Jr. called 911 to report a fire last year but spoke in Spanish on the call. He and his 14-year-old nephew died because dispatch hung up, the lawsuit alleges. A forklift operator at a Pennsylvania Walmart died after 911 dispatch hung up on him when he called in and didn't speak in English, a lawsuit filed in federal court says. The man, 44-year-old Heriberto Santiago Jr., called 911 in July 2020 when a fire broke out in his Lehigh, Pennsylvania, home. He […]This content is for BHHC Safety Center policy holders.
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