Incident # 20-08018 - Fire-Rescue responded to a report of a single car MVC at the intersection of Ritter Rd and White Hall Rd Saturday evening 21-November at 20:52. Responding units were unable to locate an accident at the reported location. A search of the area revealed the accident was 1-1/2 miles south of the intersection in the 1500 block of Whitehall Road. Engine 13 found a Chevrolet Impala with heavy damage against an Oak tree in a yard. The tree had impacted all the way to the firewall on the small car. The vehicle was on fire. Bystanders advised someone pulled the man out of the car and transported him to the hospital by private car. Firefighters deployed one handline and extinguished the fire. A short time later, crews heard someone yelling in the woods across the street from the accident and they found a second vehicle a substantial distance into the woods. It was not visible from the road The driver, who was related to the driver of the Impala received non-life threatening injuries. He was evaluated by Firefighter-Paramedics at the scene, but denied transport to the hospital. The driver of the Impala received critical injuries in the crash. He was stabilized at Colleton Medical Center, then flown by the C.A.R.E. Flight helicopter to the Trauma Center at Trident hospital. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.
Engine 1, Engine 13, Medic 1, Medic 13, Battalion 1 and Car 112 responded.
