Some drivers endangering others working on our roads
Doug Lapchuk gets choked up as he talks about the dangers facing volunteer emergency responders.
One day after a volunteer firefighter was killed near Rosetown, Lapchuk said emergency responders continue to be at risk from impatient or inattentive drivers. The death Wednesday of 46-year-old Darrell James Morrison, who died after being struck by a semi while responding to a vehicle crash in the area, once again highlights the importance of safety on the road.
Details around what happened near Rosetown have not been released. Lapchuk, president of the Saskatchewan Volunteer Fire Fighters Association and a volunteer for the last 27 years, said emergency responders are often at risk themselves while working to help others.
“A lot of times in rural Saskatchewan, the people on the side of the road are potentially your neighbours or volunteers from the community who have really given of their time to respond to these calls,” Lapchuk said. “And everybody deserves to be able to come home.”