Box 10-15. At 1716 hrs, Station 3 (Westminster) units were dispatched for a MVC involving a car and a front end loader, near the Livestock Auction on Route 31, a Station 3 box area. Medic 37 arrived at 17:24 hrs to find that the actual incident location was on Route 31 at the intersection of Byron Rd, a Station 10 (New Windsor) box area. They also found that the victim in a SUV which had struck the back of the front end loader, was trapped/pinned in the vehicle and requested the 'Rescue Assignment'. Engine 31 arrived and established "Route 31 Command" while crews began work to extricate the patient.
Engine 102 (New Windsor) and Rescue Squad 8 were dispatched at 17:25 hrs. On arrival of Rescue Squad 8, Station 3 and 10 crews had already removed the roof and were in the process of removing a rear door. The crew from Rescue Squad 8 assisted with removing the patient from the vehicle and went in-service at 17:56 hrs.
The patient was transported to R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center and police are investigating the incident.
Units:
RS-8
Mutual Aid:
M-37, E-31, Duty 3, Ut-3 (Westminster), E-102 (New Windsor), Maryland State Police, Westminster City Police, MSP Trooper 3 (Medivac)
Box 10-15. Car vs Front End Loader. Photo: Lt. C. Harris
Box 10-15. The front end loader that was struck by the car (SUV). Photo: Lt. C. Harris
Box 10-15. Crews work to remove the patient that is trapped in the vehicle. Photo: Lt. C. Harris
