01/July/2013 – Fatal MVC – “A” Shift

Incident # 13-03566 – A high speed single car MVC resulted in the death of a 20 year old Ohio woman. The accident was reported at 16:29, Monday 01-July on I-95 near the 64 mile marker northbound. It occurred during a thunderstorm which brought heavy rains to the area most of the afternoon and evening. A northbound KIA SST lost control, spun around backwards while entering the median and struck a large pine tree. The force of the impact pushed the rear bumper and back of the car several feet into the passenger space. The initial caller reported one person being trapped in the wreckage, but they did not think the person had a pulse. Medic 26 arrived to find an off-duty Florida Paramedic performing CPR on an adult female. Bystanders had removed her from the car. Two additional Medic Units had been assigned to the incident. A 28 year old male suffered critical traumatic injuries and a 19 year old female received non-life threatening traumatic injuries. A four year old male, who was safely restrained in a car seat, received minor injuries. No medical helicopters were able to fly due to the storm.

All of the patients were treated at the scene, then transported to Colleton Medical Center to be stabilized. The 20 year old woman did not survive her injuries. The remaining three patients were quickly transferred by ambulance to the Trauma Center at MUSC in Charleston. Medic 19 transferred the male patient emergent shortly after he arrived at CMC. The female and child were transferred by private ambulance. Northbound traffic on I-95 in the area of the accident was completely stopped for about 30 minutes and down to one lane for another half ho45 minutes. This caused traffic to back up for over eight miles. The SC Highway Patrol and the Coroner’s Office are investigating the crash.

Engine 26, Medic 1, Medic 19, Medic 26, Rescue 1, Battalion 1, Car 12, Car 105, Car 107, Car 111, Car 118 and Car 119 responded. Battalion Chief Brent Dalton served as Incident Commander.