Driver killed in Parkersburg after collided with an ambulance Monday night

SOUTH PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The driver of a Chevrolet Camaro was killed following a crash with an ambulance Monday evening.

Ralph D. McMullen, Jr., 53, of Parkersburg, was transported to Camden Clark Medical Center and then flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, where he died, according to Parkersburg Police.

Police said McMullen was traveling south on Rayon Drive approaching the intersection with Camden Avenue when his vehicle collided with an ambulance traveling east in the left lane.

The driver of the ambulance, Alesha Smith, 23, of Parkersburg, suffered minor injuries and was also transpoted to Camden Clark.

The accident happened shortly before 8 p.m. Parkersburg police, members of the Wood County crash team and the Wood County prosecutor’s office were investigating the crash.