Serious Motorcycle Accident with Two Flown

 
By Chief Jonathan Riffe
April 3, 2010
 

Saturday April 3, 2010 at 2339 hours, Chief 6A (Montgomery), Chief 6B (Thrasher), Chief 6C (Morris), Squad 6 (Sgt Williams), Engine 62 (Cox) and Ambulance 68 (Fitzgerald) were alerted for the motorcycle accident in front of 721 Bowie Shop Road. Lieutenant 6 (Grierson) arrived on location of the same with a motorcycle wedged under the guardrail, with both passengers ejected. Units assisted EMS crews with packaging and loading both patients who were flown to local trauma centers by Trooper 2 and Trooper 7. In addition, Prince Frederick Ambulance 48 was on the scene. Squad 6 remained on the scene until 0232 hours assisting with Accident Reconstruction. In addition, the crew had to use the HURST extrication tools to remove the motorcycle from underneath the guardrail.

 
Units: Chief 6A, Chief 6B, Chief 6C, Squad 6, Engine 62, Ambulance 68