A California man has filed suit against the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals claiming fire department personnel refused to transport him to the hospital while he was suffering a stroke because they believed he was “too young to be having a stroke.”

Trevaus Williams filed suit yesterday in Sacramento County Superior Court alleging professional negligence against the fire district and Kaiser. According to the complaint, Williams suffered an ischemic stroke that has left him wheelchair bound with slurred speech, left-sided paralysis, cognitive impairment, and the loss of full use of his left arm.

The suit alleges:

• On or about December 8, 2025, at approximately 2:00 p.m., 911 was called on behalf of TREVAUS WILLIAMS to come to his home address of 1572 Bartlett Lane, Apartment 17314, Sacramento, CA 95815 in that Mr. Williams believed that he may be suffering from a stroke as he had slurred speech and left sided weakness.
• DEFENDANT SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN FIRE DISTRICT employee personnel, including Emergency Medical Technicians and perhaps fire rescue personnel were deployed to 1572 Bartlett Lane, Apartment 17314, Sacramento, CA 95815 to assist.
• At that time, DEFENDANT SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN FIRE DISTRICT employee personnel observed TREVAUS WILLIAMS and refused to transport him to the hospital stating that he was “too young to be having a stroke.”
• Accordingly, TREVAUS WILLIAMS was left to get himself to the emergency department at DEFENDANT KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS without the assistance of DEFENDANT SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN FIRE DISTRICT employee personnel.
• On December 8, 2026 [sic], at DEFENDANT KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS a code stroke was not called, no neurological workup was done for TREVAUS WILLIAMS, and TREVAUS WILLIAMS was only provided anxiety medication and sent home.
• On December 9, 2026 [sic], at approximately 6:00 a.m., TREVAUS WILLIAMS again went to the emergency department at DEFENDANT KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS.
• At that time TREVAUS WILLIAMS was diagnosed as suffering from an acute stroke by CT scan.
• Due to the delay in treatment for an acute stroke, TREVAUS WILLIAMS now is on blood thinners, blood pressure medications, diuretics, and aspirin. TREVAUS WILLIAMS is now also wheelchair bound, has slurred speech, left sided paralysis, as well as some cognitive impairment. TREVAUS WILLIAMS has lost the ability to fully use his left arm.
• As the direct result of the injuries of TREVAUS WILLIAMS, he has suffered persistent extreme pain and suffering, motor and vocal function and gait problems, loss of earnings, loss of earning capacity, extraordinary care and general damages in the form of past and future medical treatment for the injuries set forth above.

Williams contends the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District and Kaiser owed him statutory and common-law duties of care as health-care providers and breached those duties, resulting in his stroke going undiagnosed and untreated. The complaint alleges the delay in diagnosing and treating the stroke caused Williams significant permanent injuries.

The suit seeks general and special damages, costs, and other relief deemed appropriate by the court.