19/November/2017 – MVC with entrapment – “A” Shift 

Incident # 17-07960 – An adult male was injured and trapped inside his small SUV following a single car crash in the 2000 block of Hiers Corner Road Sunday afternoon 19-November. At 14:18, 9-1-1 received a report of a vehicle that struck a tree and the driver was trapped. Westside units were already enroute to a MVC with entrapment on Broxton Bridge Highway. Car 27 arrived a short time later to find a small S-10 Blazer with heavy damage that had struck a tree head-on. The driver was conscious but trapped in the car. The driver reported the car suffered a mechanical problem which caused it to leave the roadway. Firefighter-Paramedics used Holmatro rescue tools to extricate the man from the car. He was transported to Colleton Medical Center. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. 

Engine 26, Medic 1, Rescue 1, Car 27 and Car 118 responded. Battalion Chief Brent Dalton served as Incident Commander.