Wrongful death lawsuit filed by family after man dies in EMS care; 2 paramedics charged

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The family of the Springfield man who died last month after being strapped to a gurney is now suing.

Earl Moore Jr.'s family is suing Peggy Finley, Peter Cadigan, and their employer LifeStar EMS, WICS reported.

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The family of the Springfield man who died last month after being strapped to a gurney is now suing.

Attorneys Ben Crump and Bob Hilliard are representing the family of Earl Moor Jr.

On Dec. 18, 911 was called to a house where Moore was. Police arrived and determined that Moore was in distress and requested EMS to come to the scene.

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The Sangamon County State's Attorney, Dan Wright when Cadigan and Finley arrived they placed Moore face down on the gurney and tightened the straps across his back.

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Earl Moore Jr.'s family is suing Peggy Finley, Peter Cadigan, and their employer LifeStar EMS. Moore died last month after being strapped to a gurney.

Officials say Moore was then taken to HSHS St. John's where he died in the emergency room at 3:14 a.m. on Dec. 18.

An autopsy was performed and found that's Moore cause of death was compressional and positional asphyxia, due to prone face-down restraint on a paramedic transportation stretcher due to straps across the back.