PARAMEDIC MOURNED 500 ATTEND SERVICE FOR EMT KILLED IN CRASH.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer LANCASTER - Some 500 firefighters, law enforcement officers, co-workers, family members and friends paid their last respects Noun 1. last respects - the act of expressing respect for someone who has died; "he paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside" deference, respect - a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very to an emergency medical technician e·mer·gen·cy medical technician n. Abbr. EMT A person trained and certified to appraise and initiate the administration of emergency care for victims of trauma or acute illness before or during transportation of victims to a health care killed in a head-on collision A head-on collision is one where the front ends of two ships, trains, planes or vehicles hit each other, as opposed to a side-collision or rear-end collision. Rail transport With rail, a head-on collision often implies a collision on a single line railway. on his way home from work. Firetrucks and ambulances were parked outside the Lancaster JetHawks' stadium for the memorial service for Michael Sprinkles, described by friends and family as outgoing, hard-working, a good friend, and a loving father and husband. ``For those who knew Mike well, he was just a big teddy bear with a boisterous voice,'' said Mike Kirkland, who worked with Sprinkles at American Medical Response American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) is the largest private ambulance provider in the United States. AMR and EmCare are wholly owned subsidiaries of EMSC L.P., an emergency management company held by the investment firm Onex. AMR is based out of Greenwood Village, Colorado. ambulance service. Sprinkles, 37, who was with AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. for 10 years, had been working out of a fire station in Canyon Country. He was riding his motorcycle home on Sept. 6 to Lancaster from an overnight shift in Canyon Country when he was hit by a car that crossed the center line on Sierra Highway. Wednesday's memorial service was held at Lancaster's Clear Channel Stadium because American Medical Response staffed all the JetHawks' home baseball games. Sprinkles' wife, Rose, and sons Austin, 11, and Logan, 9, sat with the rest of his family around a podium set up at home plate as Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La personnel, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, California Highway Patrol officers and scores of AMR co-workers filled stadium seats. ``I always liked working with Mike as a paramedic par·a·med·ic n. A person who is trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals. paramedic . I always could rely on him to get in there and do the job,'' said Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedic Steve Bartram. Bartram lives across the street from the Sprinkles' home. Bartram said Sprinkles loved to engage in friendly competitions over who had the greenest lawn or the best Christmas decorations. ``Mike was full of life,'' said county Fire Department Chaplain Don Kanallakan. ``The last emergency response I was on with Mike, it was typical Mike. He took care of business, but then he would also sidle up beside you and tell you how he had bought a boat and he and his family were going to the river for 1 1/2 weeks.'' Jailed in the crash that killed Sprinkles is a 38-year-old ex-convict named Juan Bibinz, a Littlerock resident who authorities said is in the U.S. illegally after having been deported to Mexico in 1999. Authorities said Bibinz had a driver's license under one of many assumed names. Witnesses told CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officers that Bibinz, in a Mazda Protege, had been driving recklessly and crossed the double-yellow center line of Sierra Highway near Davenport Road and hit Sprinkles' motorcycle. Bibinz did not appear to be intoxicated in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. , CHP officers said. Bibinz has been charged with vehicular manslaughter vehicular manslaughter n. the crime of causing the death of a human being due to illegal driving of an automobile, including gross negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving, or speeding. and is jailed in lieu of $100,000 bail. The family asked that donations be made through American Medical Response to the Michael Sprinkles Memorial Fund. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color -- ran in AV edition only) Rose Sprinkles, wife of the paramedic killed in a recent crash, and the couple's sons Austin, 11, and Logan, 9, listen to the memorial service. Paramedic Michael Sprinkles, above, was 37. (3 -- 5 -- color; 4 -- ran in AV edition only) At top, guests sign a memorial book for the Sprinkles family. Above, Los Angeles County Fire Department chaplain Don Kanallakan speaks at the service Wednesday as Sprinkles' wife, Rose, and son, Logan, share the moment. At left, American Medical Response employees look at a plaque memorializing Michael Sprinkles on their way into Clear Channel Stadium on Wednesday. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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