A Hatzolah volunteer responding to a motor vehicle accident in Toms River has shared a disturbing encounter in which an injured patient repeatedly refused medical assistance from Orthodox Jewish emergency responders, reportedly insisting that he wanted the “real 911” instead.

According to the Hatzolah volunteer, he was dispatched to a crash involving two vehicles, neither of which belonged to an Orthodox Jewish driver.

When the volunteer approached one of the patients to offer assistance, the individual reportedly told him, “Get me the real 911. I don’t want your kind touching me.”

Respecting the patient’s wishes, Hatzolah contacted dispatch and requested Toms River EMS.

However, when two Orthodox Jewish volunteers responding with Toms River’s 911 EMS arrived minutes later, the patient again refused their assistance, despite being informed that they were official 911 responders.

The situation continued when Toms River Community Service Officers arrived, assessed the patient, and requested paramedics. Ironically, the responding paramedics were two Hasidic Jewish men, both visibly identifiable by their traditional appearance.

According to the volunteer, the patient was eventually transported to the hospital, where the nurse assigned to his care was also Orthodox Jewish.

In a social media post recounting the incident, the volunteer expressed frustration over the encounter, questioning how someone could allow religious prejudice to interfere with receiving medical treatment.

“Imagine being so consumed by hatred toward your Orthodox neighbors that you’re willing to delay your own medical care rather than allow one of them to help you,” he wrote.

He emphasized that volunteer emergency responders routinely leave their families, jobs, and personal responsibilities behind to assist complete strangers, regardless of their religious background.

“When hatred becomes more important than your own health and safety, perhaps it’s time to ask yourself who that hatred is really hurting,” the volunteer concluded.

The account was shared publicly by the Hatzolah volunteer. Lakewood Alerts has not independently verified the circumstances of the incident.

(The cover photo was taken at an actual scene in Toms River but is not from the incident described in this article.)