Colleton County Fire-Rescue
08/02/2024
02/August/2024 - High Speed MVC with
Rollover - "B" Shift
Incident # 24-5951 - A
Florida man was critically
injured in a single vehicle
MVC on I-95 near the 58 mile
marker southbound at the
Mount Carmel overpass,
Saturday afternoon 03-August
at 17:33. The southbound
Toyota pickup truck left the
roadway, struck the end of a
guardrail and lost control.
The vehicle began to flip
over several times, struck a
DOT camera post and a large
adversary sign before
landing on its roof. The
driver received multiple
life threatening
traumatic injuries.
Firefighter-Paramedics
treated the man at the
scene. The CARE Flight
medical helicopter could not
fly due to poor weather
conditions in the area.
Medic 26 picked up the
Flight Crew enroute to the
Trauma Center at Trident
Medical Center. The
patient's condition
deteriorated enroute to the
Trauma Center.
Firefighter-Paramedics
administered life saving
whole blood and TXA enroute.
I-95 was down to one lane
for approximately an hour
causing traffic to back up
several miles. The accident
is being investigated by the
SC Hwy Patrol.
Engine 26, Medic 26 and Car
111 responded.
Firefighter-EMT Ashley
Ackerman served as Incident
Commander.
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