28/March/2016 – High Speed MVC – “C” Shift

Incident # 16-01884 – A head-on collision in the 4900 block of Cottageville Hwy (US Hwy 17-A) sent two adult females to a Trauma Center Monday afternoon 28-March at 12:38. Engine 19 arrived to find two vehicles with heavy damage, one in the roadway and the other laying on its side in the ditch. The vehicles had been traveling in opposite directions and collided in the northbound lane. Both drivers were already out of the cars, each suffering from life threatening multiple traumatic injuries. Engine 19 requested a second ambulance, as Firefighter-Paramedics began treating the injured. Both patients were rapidly immobilized, then transported directly to the Trauma Center at Trident Health in Summerville by Medic 9 and Medic 19. Additional Firefighter-Paramedics assisted with patient care enroute to the ED. The accident blocked traffic on the busy highway for over an hour. Sheriff’s Deputies rerouted traffic as the SC Highway Patrol investigated the accident.

Engine 19, Rescue 1, Medic 9, Medic 19, Car 12, Car 105, Car 107, Car 116 and Car 118 responded. Deputy Chief David Greene served as Incident Commander.