EMS official dies of heart attack after responding to car crash involving his daughter

A New Jersey EMS official who had served his
community as a civil servant for more than three
decades died of a heart attack after he responded
to a car crash involving his daughter, officials
said.
Captain Eskil “Scott” Danielson, 49, discovered his
19-year-old daughter was involved in a car crash
as he and the rest of the Lakeland Rescue Squad
responded to the scene about 3:30 p.m. on
Saturday.
“He had gotten up to go to that accident
and within a few minutes, he had gotten a
phone call from his daughter letting him
know that she was in the accident,” his
brother, Andover Township Police Chief Eric
Danielson, told INSIDE EDITION.
After he helped treat his daughter, Alycia, and the
other occupant of the other vehicle, Scott
Danielson traveled to Newton Medical Center to
check on her well-being, Eric Danielson said.
Scott Danielson suffered a massive heart attack
and collapsed in the waiting room, his brother
said. He was airlifted to Morristown Medical
Center about 4:30 p.m. but could not be saved
and was pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m.,
authorities said.
“They were hoping to do a medical
procedure, but ultimately his heart wasn’t
strong enough anymore,” Eric Danielson
said.
Alycia Danielson was treated and released from
the hospital that same day.
“I love you so much, daddy. I’ll take good
care of mom, I promise. Please watch over
us,” his daughter wrote on Facebook.
Scott Danielson leaves behind his wife, Tammy;
his son, Aaron, 28, who is with the U.S. Air Force;
and his 21-year-old daughter, Amanda. He is also
survived by his father, Eskil “Skip” Danielson,
retired from the Byram Township Police
Department, where he served as police chief for
22 years, his mother Judy Danielson, and brother
Kevin Danielson, who serves as a firefighter in
Clifton.