Colleton County Fire-Rescue
06/23/2022
23/June/2022 - MVC with Entrapment - "A" Shift
Incident # 22-04866 - A 70 yr old Florida woman received
multiple, non-life threatening injuries when her car
overturned on I-95 near the 55 mile marker northbound,
Thursday afternoon 23-June at 17:14. Engine 1 arrived to
find the passenger car overturned in the trees in the
median. Bystanders were assisting the woman, including a
Marine Sgt who was inside the car rendering aid.
Firefighter-Paramedics used a Glassmaster Tool to remove the
windshield and extricate the woman. She was transported by
Fire-Rescue Medic 1 to Colleton Medical Center. I-95 was
down to one lane for over an hour until the car could be
removed. Traffic backed up several miles. The SC Highway
Patrol is investigating the accident.
Engine 1, Medic 1, Rescue 1, Battalion 1, Car 112 and Car 118 responded. Firefighter-EMT Dekota Smith served as Incident Commander. |
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