2 EMTs Who Ignored Call To Get White Castle Have Resigned

NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Two emergency medical technicians who were caught live-streaming themselves as they ignored a call for help while in the drive-thru line of a New Jersey fast-food restaurant have resigned.

University Hospital spokeswoman Stacie Newton tells NJ.com the two EMTs resigned "as a result of their inappropriate conduct,'' which violated several of the Newark hospital's policies.

The resignations were submitted just days after the EMTs were suspended without pay following the discovery of their video by hospital officials.

The video showed the two EMTs choosing to continue to wait for their food at a White Castle location instead of answering a call from dispatch. The footage was captured via a cellphone live-streaming app called Periscope.

A viewer on the the app inquired about the delay, prompting the EMT to say he wasn't about to leave his dinner waiting while they responded to a call that was likely a "taxi ride," referring to people who fake emergencies to get free rides to the hospital.

Newton says no patients were harmed as a result of the delay.

A viewer on the Periscope app inquired about the delay, prompting the EMT to say he wasn't about to leave his dinner waiting while they responded to a call that was likely a "taxi ride," referring to people who fake emergencies to get free rides to the hospital.