Mississippi EMT Kerstii Groce – who was charged with DUI last month after video showed her ambulance being driven erratically – has pleaded not guilty, saying she was not intoxicated but having seizures at the time of the incident.

American Medical Response (AMR) EMT Kerstii Groce told local media that she had only ever had one other seizure before August 22, when she was pulled over in her ambulance and arrested after another motorist recorded the rig drifting on and off the road.

The other motorist said in August that he saw another EMT and a patient in the ambulance with Groce, and that she had told him the crew was performing a non-emergency transport. AMR did not confirm any details about the incident but released a statement saying Groce had been placed on unpaid leave.

American Medical Response (AMR) has had several incidents of late with their vehicles including an accident in neighboring Georgia, Monday, September 22, 2020.

Kerstii Groce Legal Defense

Attorney Michael Crosby, who is representing Groce, says Moss Point police never performed a sobriety test or had her blow into an Intoxilyzer 8000, the device Moss Point police use to test blood alcohol content, before arresting his client for DUI. He also said Groce’s blood was never drawn for testing.

Crosby added that Groce’s neurologist has stated that she likely had seizures or another similar medical episode.

Groce’s remains on unpaid administrative leave while her case is pending. WLOX said it did not receive a response when reaching out for comment from Moss Point Police Chief Brandon Ashley.