An ambulance driver in Georgia was charged with DUI and homicide after the vehicle flipped into a ditch, killing a 66-year-old patient who was inside

• An ambulance driver in Georgia faces numerous charges after the vehicle he was driving flipped into a ditch, killing the patient on board.
• The driver, Kevin McCorvey, was charged with DUI and second-degree vehicular homicide.

An ambulance driver in Georgia was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and homicide after he crashed the vehicle last week, resulting in the death of a patient who was inside, authorities said.

The incident happened at about 7:30 p.m. on Friday in Fairburn, about 20 miles away from Atlanta, according to WSB-TV. When local authorities arrived at the scene, they discovered that the ambulance had turned over in a ditch, according to the report.

WSB-TV reporter Matt Johnson posted photos that showed the ambulance flipped over on the side of the road.

-Matt Johnson (@MattWSB) November 13, 2021

The driver was identified as 32-year-old Kevin McCorvey, who worked for a private ambulance company, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, adding that he failed a sobriety test on the scene.

In addition to the DUI, McCorvey was also charged with second-degree vehicular homicide, failure to maintain lane, and having an open container, according to the report.

McCorvey remained in a Fulton County jail as of Saturday, according to the AJC report.

The Georgia State Patrol told Newsweek that during their investigation, they found the patient, Wilton Thomason Jr., 66, unrestrained in the back of the ambulance, having "suffered fatal injuries."

Thomason was a non-emergency patient, authorities told the AJC.

The crash is still under investigation, according to the reports.