123 employees get bonus day off for safe driving in first half of 2026

Empress recently recognized 123 employees for safe driving on the job between Jan. 1 and June 30.

Each vehicle has a camera system called Samsara that tracks by video the interior of the cab and the road and uses facial recognition to detect the person driving the vehicle. Using artificial intelligence, it can recognize if a person triggers an event that might be unsafe, such as using their phone, running a stop sign, or following another vehicle too closely.

Empress’s Safety Team keeps track of these, and each employee receives a driving safety score. Those who received a score of 90 or above during the first six months of 2026 were rewarded with a bonus day off.

Scores are based on miles driven versus events that trigger the system’s alerts, so safe driving practices are noted and reflected in the driving scores.

Employees receiving this recognition are:

• Chris Aiello

• Maria Alvares

• Carla Alves

• Gael Andujar (Melo)

• Ethy Bafouka Saminou

• George Belcher Jr.

• James Bolan

• Christopher Boryk

• Philip Camerlingo

• Lesley Cardenas

• Garrett Carney

• Jonathan Castillo

• Raymond Coe

• Anthony D. Colon

• Jefferson Cordero

• Stephen Cristoforo

• Taylor Cruz

• Toni Dalpiaz

• Allysandra D’Anna

• Thomas D’Anna

• Daniel DaSilva

• Rashida Dasque

• Cody Delamarter

• Mackenzie Delmonico

• Damon Dell

• Dominic Desmarais

• Andrea Downs

• Brien Duverne

• Krystian Duverne

• Ian Elk

• Marc Engelman

• Colbey Espinales

• Jordy Feliz

• Hugo Funes

• Tania Garcia-Garcia

• Wyatt Garner

• Josue Gomez

• Carmen Gonzalez

• Olga Grinberg

• Joel Groves

• Steven Helsley

• John Hill

• Ashley Hoag

• Liam Holmes

• Maya Houri

• Mark Idsall

• Laila Issa

• Spencer Johnson

• John Juavinett

• Bobbie Jo Kangas

• Eric Kennett

• George LeBron

• Gabriella Lepe

• Christopher Levine

• Matthew Livigni

• Arianna Lombardo

• Jasmine Lopes

• Joseph F. Lopez

• Patrick Loudenslager

• Dara Mam

• Gregorio Marchena

• Timothy Marchena

• Nicholas Marchionne

• Janet Martinez

• Ricardo Martinez

• Nicole McIntosh

• Rich McNamee

• Dave Meade

• Jennifer Meade

• Kaylee/Kayla Medina

• Simon P. Mendy

• Steven Menendez

• David Meredith

• Spencer Monk

• Jonathan Montoya

• Kareem Mosaed

• Thomas Napolitano

• Matthew Nolan

• Lauren O’Connor

• Rebecca O’Connor

• Gozienna Okeke

• Taylor Ottino

• Alecs Pabilonia

• Nathaniel Parker

• Savion Parrilla

• Troy Paul

• Gladys Plaza-Guzman

• Stephanie Polanco

• Norman Prentice

• Rocky Quiambao

• Nicholas Reyes

• Trevis Roberts

• Robert Rovida

• Abigail Rustic

• Emerson Russell-Grad

• Jason Saavedra-Lucero

• Timothy Sabo

• Anthony J. Salazar

• Walter Saunders

• Catherine Schweiger

• Marris Seebruch

• Jeremiah Seymour

• Kyle Shook

• Vito Siciliano

• Derrick Sinon

• Anastasia Sirman

• Juan Solano

• Dan Stanko

• Eric Stoll

• Marc Strauss

• Emily Strickland

• Nafiun Syed

• Jose Taveras

• Jacqueline Tobin

• Desiree Torres

• John Trazino

• Carlos Urbina

• Mark Velazquez

• Kade Velzaquez

• Daniel Vulaj

• Renee Williams

• Cherokee Wise

• Minas Zoulis

About Empress EMS

Since its inception in 1985, Empress has made a firm commitment to emergency medical services and quality after-care transportation with a focus on providing state-of-the-art patient care in a personal and compassionate manner. Its unparalleled reputation in Westchester and the Hudson Valley demonstrates the effectiveness of this approach. Empress provides 911 emergency medical services to the City of Yonkers as well as mutual-aid response to neighboring communities. It also has emergency and non-emergency service contracts throughout Westchester County and the Hudson Valley with many municipalities, hospitals, correctional institutions, and private care. For more information about Empress, visit empressems.com.

About PatientCare EMS Solutions

PatientCare EMS Solutions is a leading provider of ground-based 911 emergency ambulance services and other critical healthcare logistics solutions. With corporate offices in Tyler, TX, and Atlanta, GA, the company operates growing partnerships with representative customers in Florida, Texas, South Dakota, and New York. PatientCare is responsible for transporting more than 400,000 patients annually and is committed to providing compassionate quality care and service built around the needs of the patients and communities in which it serves. For more information about PatientCare, visit the website at patientcareems.com.