On December 5, 2024, Amanda “Mandy” Sylvester, 15, experienced a medical emergency while attending volleyball practice at the Tracey Wyatt Recreation Center in College Park, Georgia. People at the scene called 911, but it reportedly took more than 40 minutes for Grady Health to dispatch an ambulance. Her family now believes that delay contributed to Mandy losing her life later that evening. They are now suing.
According to 11 Alive, the case is being handled by nationally known civil rights attorney Ben Crump. Crump is also representing another Mississippi family in a case involving allegations of excessive force by police during a shoplifting response that left a 1-year-old dead. He continued his advocacy work by announcing a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against Grady on June 26.
