Another Serious Motorcycle Accident in Huntingtown

 
By Chief Jonathan Riffe
July 12, 2007
 

After a brief rain shower in the early morning hours of Thursday July 12, 2007, the Huntingtown Volunteers, Squad 5 & Ambulance 58 (Dunkirk), and the Medic were alerted at 0054 hours for the serious auto accident at the Route 2 & 4 Split. Units from Huntingtown: Chief 6B (Montgomery), Squad 6 (Nasti), Engine 62 (Lester), Ambulance 68 (Gadway), and Ambulance 69 (Stewart) arrived along with Company 5 units to find a motorycycle that had lost control ejecting the driver. The patient was suffering from severe leg trauma with several compound fractures along with possible internal injuries. Units assisted EMS crews with packaging the patient for transport. Engine 62 handled the Landing Zone. Units returned to service at 0119 hours.