10/May/2014 – MVC with Traumatic Injury – “B” Shift

A single car MVC sent a 44 year old woman to Colleton Medical Center Saturday afternoon 10-May. At 17:29, 9-1-1 was notified of an over-turned vehicle with entrapment in the 200 block of Wichman Street. The east bound small SUV lost control and struck a large oak tree before rolling on to the passenger side. The female driver was unconscious, but was still seat belted in the driver’s seat. Several bystanders pulled the injured woman from the car before emergency personnel arrived. Firefighter-Paramedics found the woman unconscious on the ground several feet from the car. She received several non-life threatening traumatic injuries. It is believed she may have suffered a medical emergency prior to the accident. She was treated at the scene, then rapidly transported by Medic 1 to Colleton Medical Center.

Medic 1, Rescue 1, Battalion 1, Car 12 and Walterboro Public Safety Units responded. Firefighter-Paramedic (Acting Battalion Chief) Scott O’Quinn served as Incident Commander.