CALDWELL, Idaho -- An Idaho woman who died after being pinned under a garage door at the paramedic building where she used to work first lured emergency workers away with a fake 911 call.
Caldwell Police say Melissa Farris, 35, died when authorities found her pinned under the garage door at the Canyon County Paramedic building last week.
Farris identified herself as Stacy in the 911 call and reported a crash on Interstate 84.
"My name is Stacy and I'm driving toward Ontario and a car went off the median at mile marker 22," Farris says. "I'm trying to stop...go back and see if they need help." (Listen to the 911 call)
Authorities say they could not find any accident on the highway.
It's still not known why Farris, a former Canyon County paramedic, was trying to get into the building without her former co-workers present.
When officers arrived, they found Farris underneath the garage door not breathing and unconscious. She was taken to St. Alphonsus but later died from her injuries.
Investigators say Farris attempted slip under the door as it was closing after an ambulance left the building.
Her vehicle was found in a parking lot across the street.
"At this time we are unsure why she was attempting to get into the building," police said in a news release. "The on-duty personnel were unaware of her presence and they were not expecting her to visit."
Her reasons for leaving the agency in December after seven years on the job also have not been made public. Canyon County says it's a personnel matter.
SOURCE:
Woman killed by garage door made fake 911 call | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local & Regional
By KBCI Staff & Associated Press