Motorcyclist Flown After Near-Miss With Horse

 
By Public Information Officer (PIO) Jonathan Riffe
March 22, 2014
 

Saturday March 22, 2014 at 1348 hours, the Huntingtown Volunteers were alerted for the serious motorcycle accident on Stinnett Road in Huntingtown. The Fire Chief (Montgomery), Assistant Chief (Spriggs), Safety Officer (McKenny), Rescue Squad (Sgt Smith), Rescue Engine (Bowen, S) & Ambulance 69 (Bevard) responded on the run. Units arrived on location and found a single patient that had laid his bike down after swerving to miss a horse in the roadway. The patient had lost consciousness and was suffering from multiple injuries. Personnel worked on packaging & loading the patient before being flown to a nearby trauma center. The Huntingtown Volunteers returned to service at 1453 hours.