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Wed Sep 27, 2017, 12:59 PM Sep 2017

Patient at center of Utah nurse's high-profile arrest dies

And as is natural, the local police union is absolutely defending their boys.
"Our boys can do no wrong!"

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A hospital patient who a Utah nurse said she was protecting when she refused to allow police to draw his blood has died.

William Gray, a commercial truck driver and reserve police officer, died late Monday of the injuries he suffered when a fiery July 26 crash left him with burns over nearly half his body, University of Utah Health spokeswoman Suzanne Winchester said.

Gray was unconscious at the Salt Lake City hospital when police detective Jeff Payne asked to draw his blood hours after the crash.

Nurse Alex Wubbels refused because hospital policy required a warrant or patient consent. Payne handcuffed her and dragged her outside.

http://www.wbay.com/content/news/Patient-at-center-of-Utah-nurses-high-profile-arrest-dies--448109293.html

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