18/February/2019 – Auto/Pedestrian MVC – “A” Shift

Incident # 19-01108 – A 60 year old Cottageville man was critically injured after being struck by a pickup truck in the 500 block of Rehoboth Road (SC Hwy 651) Monday evening 18-February at 20:18. Firefighter-Paramedics, stationed 1/4 mile from the location, arrived about two minutes later to find the man lying on the side of the roadway. A witness advised the man was walking on the dark stretch of highway and step into the lane of traffic. He was hit by a north bound pickup truck. The driver of the truck was not injured. Crews quickly treated the man at the scene, then transported him emergent in Fire-Rescue Medic 9 with additional Firefighter-Paramedics on board, to the Trauma Center at Trident Hospital in North Charleston. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.

Engine 9, Medic 9, Battalion 1 and Car 112 responded.