Overview
- Reports state a vehicle crossed multiple lanes and struck Erlanger’s emergency motorcycle head-on at the city’s entrance from Mitzpe Ilan.
- He was riding from the local base to a family Chanukah celebration and was pronounced dead at the scene despite prolonged resuscitation efforts.
- Erlanger served as head of transportation for the Harish branch, overseeing ambulances, rapid-response vehicles, motorcycles and bicycles, and volunteer driving safety for roughly 100 responders.
- He joined United Hatzalah in 2012 after witnessing a neighbor die following a delayed ambulance response, a moment that spurred his commitment to rapid care.
- He is survived by his wife and five children, and funeral details had not yet been announced.