Pin-in Collision
September 9, 2006
‘A’ Shift firefighters from both stations were awakened at approximately 0450 AM on September 9th for a collision at Anderson Mill and FM 620. Dispatch advised that a major collision was reported and that occupants were trapped inside the vehicle. Both engines and the rescue truck responded. First arriving Engine 38 reported a high speed collision between an SUV and a traffic light standard. The driver (the sole occupant) was unconscious and pinned in the vehicle.
E-38’s crew began removing the car from around the driver while paramedics from WCEMS made entry into the vehicle and began care on the patient. The patient was extricated in just under 20 minutes and removed to an awaiting ambulance. An aeromedical evacuation helicopter was already enroute as the patient was prepared for air transport to a trauma center. From dispatch to transport was approximately 35 minutes.
At the time of this writing, the condition of the driver was unknown.
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