05/October/2015 – MVC with Entrapment – “B” Shift

Incident # 15-05792 - A two car accident sent two people to the hospital Monday evening Oct 5 at 19:54. A PT Cruiser and Lexis collided in the 900 block of South Jefferies Blvd trapping a 44 yr old female in the Lexus. A 12 yr old boy in the car also received minor injuries and did not require ambulance transport. He was released to his father, who was not in the vehicle. Both occupants were wearing seatbelts. The female suffered multiple, non-life threatening traumatic injuries. Colleton Firefighter-Paramedics used Holmatro Rescue Tools to remove the driver’s door and free the woman. She was transported to Colleton Medical Center by ambulance. The 46 yr old female driver in the PT Cruiser suffered minor injuries. Apparently her vehicle struck another car about a mile south near Ivanhoe Road before she collided with the Lexus. She was also transported to CMC. Walterboro Police are investigating the accident. Walterboro Fire Dept also responded.

Medic 1, Medic 19, Rescue 1, Battalion 1 and Car 12 responded. Battalion Chief Brent Dalton served as Incident Commander.