Stations 1, 19
and 27 were dispatched to a head-on MVC in the 700 block of Bells Hwy.
in front of Captain D's Thursday night 10-July-08 at 21:45. Medic 9
responded from the ED and reported two vehicles in the roadway, both
with heavy damage. Apparently a small Chevrolet pickup truck crossed the
center line and struck a full size Chevrolet pickup truck head-on. Both
driver's were trapped in the wreckage of their vehicles. Walterboro
Public Safety units also responded.
Both extrications
were handled simultaneously with two sets of Holmatro Rescue tools. The
driver of the full-size truck was extricated within 15 minutes, while
the smaller truck received massive damage, the extrication of that
driver took nearly 35 minutes. A female passenger in the larger truck
was also treated at the scene and transported to Colleton Medical Center
with the driver of the larger truck. The Lifenet medical helicopter was
called to the scene. A landing zone was set up on the helipad at
Colleton Medical Center. The patient was flown to the Trauma
Center at MUSC in Charleston.
Traffic on Bells
Hwy was rerouted for two hours.
Engine 19, Rescue
1, Battalion 1, Medic 9 and Medic 19 responded. Battalion Chief Dan Barb
serve as Incident Commander.
