If the police officer acted like a human being, he would wait. At a very minimum. If he REALLY acted like a human being, he would try to make sure the woman was okay.

Our traffic laws are always subject to extreme circumstances. I remember, on September 11, how cars carrying victims to hospitals ran every single red light on the avenues going uptown to get people to emergency treatment. If police officers decided to be petty, they could have done this to every single car.

If the person was not really in need of emergency treatment, I'm sure the police would have the time to fine the driver of the vehicle properly.

Any society in which people cannot expect police to treat them like human beings (even after they violated minor traffic regulations) is in danger of becoming a police state. In fact, I'd go farther. Even if I ran the red lights by treating them like stop signs just because there is no traffic, there is no need for the police to treat me as though I am a criminal, because traffic violations are not technically crimes. They are simply regulatory offenses, no different than not picking up after your dog when it poops on the sidewalk. If I don't PAY the fine, that becomes a criminal offense.