Stations 1, 6, 18
and 19 responded to a single car, high speed MVC on I-95 at the 47 mile
marker south bound at the rest area. The accident occurred Tuesday
morning 4-November at 01:20 AM. The southbound Ford Explorer appeared to
have experienced a blown tire, causing the 17 year old driver to
lose control. The vehicle rolled over multiple times ejecting the driver
who was not wearing a seatbelt. He suffered multiple fractures and other
trauma injures. Bystanders pulled the teenager from under the
vehicle prior to the arrival of Firefighters. Five other passengers were
injured in the crash. The front seat passenger was trapped in the
wreckage and received critical head trauma. The other injured patients
were able to exit the vehicle on their own. The four men complained
of a variety of injuries, none of which were life threatening.
Firefighters used
hydraulic rescue tools to free the trapped man. He was treated at the
scene by Firefighter-Paramedics who had to perform a Rapid Sequence
Intubation maneuver to secure the man's airway. No medical helicopters
were able to fly due to the poor weather. Doctors at Colleton Medical
Center diverted the ambulance with the critically injured man to MUSC in
Charleston, so the patient was transported by ambulance directly to the
Trauma Center from the scene. A second Fire-Rescue ambulance was
diverted with two patients to
Coastal Medical
Center in Hardeeville, due to the over load at Colleton Medical Center,
who was handling a shooting victim and several other serious patients at
the time of the accident, including the severely injured driver. The
front seat passenger was in critical condition in ICU at MUSC early
morning Tuesday. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
Engine 1, Rescue 1,
Medic 6, Medic 18, Medic 19, Medic 27, Battalion 1 and Truck 12 responded.
Battalion Chief Rich Ellis served as Incident Commander.
