Paramedics left aspiring model to die at party after he downed 14 shots of vodka

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A aspiring model who downed 14 shots of vodka at a party choked to death on his own vomit after paramedics told him to 'sleep the drink off', an inquest heard. Daniel Cripps, 22, was told he did not need to go to hospital even though he was severely drunk at the house party in Newport, Gwent. However, minutes later he choked and his friends had to call for a second ambulance. His father, Michael, 44, is taking legal action and said his son would still be alive today if the emergency workers had taken his son to hospital the first time around. The party took place just a five-minute drive away from Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital. Party host Danielle Baker, 24, told the inquest in Newport yesterday: 'Daniel was drinking the shots in quantity. He was fine at first but later he was completely out of it. 'We were worried about him so we called an ambulance. The paramedics told him that he needed to sleep and let it wear off. 'I was surprised that they left him and we thought he should have gone to hospital in the ambulance. After they left, he began being sick and his lips turned blue.