19/October/2015 – MVC with Air Evac – “A” Shift

Incident # 15-06094 - A 27 year old Summerville man received traumatic injuries in a single car crash in the 200 block of Red Bank Road Monday afternoon 19-October. At 17:30, 9-1-1 Operators received the report of an over-turned pickup truck that had hit a tree. The caller reported the driver was partially ejected from the vehicle. Fire-Rescue units arrived minutes later to find the Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck on its side against a large pine tree. The man was out of the truck, semi-conscious on the ground, suffering from apparent head injuries. A medical helicopter was requested to fly to the scene and a Landing Zone was established in the yard of a nearby residence. Firefighter-Paramedics treated the man at the scene while waiting on the helicopter to arrive. LifeNet 4 responded. The patient was transferred without incident, then flown to the Trauma Center at MUSC in Charleston. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

Engine 5, Engine 19, Medic 19, Battalion 1, Car 12 and Car 118 responded. Battalion Chief Scott Feather served as Incident Commander.