Paden - A witness has come forward to share her view of a struggle between a state trooper and a critical care paramedic.

The video of the confrontation is generating tremendous public interest. NewsChannel 8 spoke with Diane Walkup, a woman who saw the whole thing unfold in front of her.

Walkup sat there, stuck in traffic, watching an unbelievable sight unfold right before her eyes.

"I was horrified," she says. "I couldn't believe it."

Diane had just visited the Paden Cemetery when she drove up on what has now become an infamous scene played out on not only local, but national television.

"He said 'we've got a lady in here we need to transport to the hospital'," Walkup says. "The officer said 'I'm going to arrest you for obstruction of justice'."

Caught in the crossfire of the exchange was the family of the woman in the ambulance.

"The husband of the woman was in the ambulance pleading 'sir, please, please let them take my wife to the hospital'," Walkup says. "The sister was begging and the officer was paying no attention to them. The patrolman paid no attention to the family at all."

Diane says the EMTs were just trying to do their jobs and says the trooper was angry.

"You could tell he was very angry," she says.

So much so, she thinks he may need some anger management.

"He treated the family horribly," Walkup says. "I think he treated the EMTs bad. It just really soured me."

Diane says she has always has the utmost respect for the highway patrol. But now?

"It kinda makes me scared that if one of them ever tries to stop me, I may do something that might make them mad."

The highway patrol tells NewsChannel 8 the incident remains under administrative review. But, the trooper in question is still on regular duty.

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