12/May/2018 – MVC with Air Evac – “A” Shift

Incident # 18-03355 - An adult male received multiple traumatic injuries in a single vehicle, motorcycle MVC in the 5000 block of Sidneys Road Saturday afternoon 12-May at 20:04. The southbound Harley Davidson motorcycle left the roadway in a curve, entered the ditch and began to flip over several times, ejecting the driver. The motorcycle landed in the roadway and the driver was found unconscious in the ditch by a passing motorist. Firefighter-Paramedics arrived minutes later to find the man still unconscious. They began treating him and placed the C.A.R.E. Flight helicopter on standby at the hospital. The patient was quickly immobilized at the scene, then rapidly transported to the helipad at CMC to meet with the Flight Crew. He regained consciousness before being placed in the helicopter. C.A.R.E. Flight flew him to the Trauma Center at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the collision.

Tender 26, Medic 26 and Car 112 responded. Firefighter-EMT Ashley Ackerman served as Incident Commander.