25/July/2012 – Fatal MVC with Air Evacuation – “B” Shift

Incident # 12-04044 – A single vehicle accident has resulted in the death of a Colleton County teenager. At 17:31 Wednesday afternoon 25-July, Fire-Rescue units were dispatched to Grubers Crossroads (Augusta Highway/SC Hwy 61 and Sidneys Road) for a report of an over-turned SUV with a woman ejected. The first unit to arrive at the location found no accident, but shortly thereafter located the car about 1-1/2 miles north of the intersection on the Dorchester County side of the Edisto River. Personnel from the Dorchester County Fire Department were already on the scene. No Paramedics had arrived yet, so Fire-Rescue’s Medic 9 continued their response, arriving at the same time as Dorchester County EMS Medic 5. The accident involved a small red SUV that overturned. The teenaged female driver was ejected from the car. The patient was immobilized, then placed in Dorchester Medic 5. Paramedics from both agencies worked to stabilize the critical patient. She was suffering from multiple traumatic injuries, including a critical head injury. 

Dorchester County called for a medical helicopter, while Colleton County Fire-Rescue established a landing zone in a large yard in the 19000 block of Augusta Highway near the Grubers Crossroads intersection. The patient was transported there to meet with the Meducare Helicopter from MUSC. Paramedics continued to treat the patient at the scene until the helicopter arrived. She was flown to the Trauma Center at MUSC were she passed away several hours later. The Dorchester County Coroner’s Office and the SC Highway Patrol are investigating the crash.

Engine 9, Medic 9, Battalion 1 and Car 109 responded. Captain Ethan Shider served as LZ Coordinator. Grover Fire Department worked the accident scene, while Dorchester County Medic 5 transported the patient.