| In the early morning hours of Sunday December 21, 2008, rain was falling across the region and freezing on contact with the roadways. Shortly after 0200 hours, Chief 6 (Riffe), Captain 6 (Mckenny), Lieutenant 6 (Thrasher), Squad 6 (Cox, C), Engine 62 (Buckler), and Ambulance 69 (Morgan) were alerted for the serious auto accident, vehicle split in half, in the 3500 block of Ponds Wood Road. In addition, North Beach VFD Rescue 1, Ambulance 18, and Medic 105 were brought to the call. Units from the Huntingtown VFD arrived to find a single vehicle wrapped around a tree with the back half of the vehicle completely ripped off and approximately 50' feet away. Bystanders advised that the driver and back seat passenger were unaccounted for. The front seat passenger however, was trapped, with multiple injuries. Squad 6 and Engine 62 arrived and began the tedious operation of beginning to remove the wreckage from the patient. Both sets of "O" cutters, the 32" Jaws, and Maverick Combi-tool were utilized. Rescue 1 hooked up their front winch to pull the vehicle from the tree to gain access to the passenger compartment. One firefighter from Engine 62 stood-by with a charged handline. In 30 minutes, the patient was extricated and ground-transported to PG Shock Trauma via Ambulance 69 & Medic 105. The driver was found shortly into the incident, walking around, and transported to Calvert Memorial Hosptial by Ambulance 18. The rumor of the 3rd victim, turned to be false. Units from the Huntingtown VFD operated on the scene until 0416 hours.
As Ambulance 69 was returning from PG Shock Trauma shortly after 0500 hours, a man jumped out of the woods in the area of Route 4 & 408 (Anne Arundel/PG County line), advising of a vehicle well-off the roadway. Ambulance 69 found a single-vehicle, that had rolled, with one patient trapped, and one patient ejected. Crew members immediately contacted Communications of the same, and began tending to both patients. Ambulance 69 transported both patients to PG Shock Trauma again. Shortly after returning to the county, Ambulance 69 handled a seperate medical and finally returned back to service around 0830 hours (6.5 hours later).
All pictures courtesy of member, Dennis Hook: www.dchookedonphotography.com |
