Laws to Put the Brakes on Ramming Emergency Vehicles

A screenshot from a supplied video obtained on April 26, 2024, of a police motorbike that was allegedly rammed into in Minyama, Queensland. Drivers who ram emergency vehicles including ambulances will face harsher penalties under new Queensland laws. AAP Image/Supplied by Queensland Police

Offenders who deliberately ram an emergency services vehicle will face up to 14 years in jail under proposed Queensland laws.

The reforms to be introduced to parliament next week will also impose up to seven years’ imprisonment for a person who causes wilful damage to an emergency vehicle.