Incident # 25-02617 - An adult male was critically injured in a high speed roll-over accident on Red Root Road south of Bethel Road Saturday evening 29-March at 19:36. The southbound Mazda crossed over to the northbound ditch where it flipped over five times before coming to rest upright on the edge of the roadway. The driver was ejected from the car and found approximately 50 feet from the car in the roadway. Bystanders provided aid following the accident. Fire-Rescue units treated the man at the scene for multiple traumatic injuries and a head injury. They called for a medical helicopter. CARE Flight responded and landed at Bells Elementary School. Fire-Rescue Medic 18 transported the man emergent to the school. The patient was transferred to the Flight Crew, then flown to the Trauma Center at MUSC in Charleston. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the accident. Sheriff Deputies assisted with traffic control.
Engine 18, Medic 18, Battalion 1 and Car 104 responded. Firefighter-EMT Ray Kozik served as Incident Commander.
