DALLAS – A woman says she waited 19 hours at Parkland Memorial Hospital’s emergency department for treatment of a broken leg and never saw a doctor – but still got a bill for $162.

Amber Joy Milbrodt, who said she broke a bone in her leg while playing volleyball, received the bill two weeks after her Sept. 24 visit.

Parkland officials say the bill was for a nurse checking her vital signs to assess her level of need.

The assessment by the nurse, which lasted a few minutes, established her place in line that night. By that time, Milbrodt said, she had already been waiting about 3« hours.

She still had not been called more than 15 hours later, so she gave up and went home. She had an X-ray taken at a chiropractic school where a student had confirmed that she had a fracture.

Milbrodt, 29, who has no insurance, said she does not plan to pay.

Fake cop charged with impersonating an officer

HARTFORD, Conn. -Police say a city man picked the wrong time to impersonate a police officer.

Authorities arrested 20-year-old Israel Gomez Tuesday when he pulled over a motorist who just happened to be a Hartford police lieutenant.

Police say Gomez turned on flashing lights on his Honda Civic, sounded a siren and used a speaker to order Lt. Ronald Bair to pull over. Gomez is charged with impersonating a police officer, reckless driving and improper use of red flashing lights.