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Hall paramedic awarded for caring for family involved in fatal December wreck
Teen died in wreck, while his mother and siblings were badly injured
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Hall County Fire Services EMT Robert Norton nominated his partner Elizabeth Taylor for the EMT of the Year award from the Region 2 EMS Directors Association, which she won. The EMT of the Year award is presented to a licensed EMT-B, EMT-I, AEMT, CT or paramedic who exemplifies outstanding professionalism in EMS. - photo by Erin O. Smith
The last thing Elizabeth Alvarez-Perez remembers before the fatal crash is leaving the church service and heading home. Alvarez-Perez, of Gainesville, was told it would be six months to a year before she got out of the hospital after a Dec. 6 wreck on Thompson Bridge Road near Price Road. For the two paramedics taking her to Northeast Georgia Medical Center, they knew their care for the Alvarez-Perez family was just beginning.