Vehicle Crashes
The vehicle crashes topic contains news about single or multiple car crashes, ambulance crashes as well as vehicular risks and challenges to EMS providers.
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Darrell Brooks was found guilty of all 76 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide
Bryan Aparicio and his girlfriend, Sue, were two of five people injured in the fuel tanker blaze
The ERSI has already tracked 34 first responder roadway-incident deaths in 2022 and an average of two struck-by incidents daily
Delray Beach, Boca Raton and Palm Beach County fire rescue teams worked to put out the blaze, while EMS providers transported the injured
Since the September crash, Ashley Diaz continues to battle infections from her wounds, and underwent a partial amputation of her leg
A second Fort Osage Fire Protection District member also was hurt when a brush truck became surrounded by heavy smoke and was destroyed
Central Alexander crewmembers freed the driver, then removed the vehicle while maintaining the building’s structural integrity
Monroe firefighters were forced to cut out the windshield and pull the driver onto a boat; EMS providers transported the patient to a hospital
Megan Warfield, a firefighter with Baltimore County and the Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Department, checked on a driver in an overturned vehicle
Crewmembers were transporting a patient in critical condition; five people, including the driver of other vehicle, were taken to hospitals
State police said that the deceased person was not in the ambulance and that another person was transported to a hospital
Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department Chief Curtis Brown and Firefighter Brendan Torres were returning from a call
The suspect, who admitted to having several drinks, was driving in the emergency lane when he hit a Memphis Fire Department ambulance
Lincoln Fire & Rescue extricated a woman from the crashed vehicle and transported her to a medical facility where she later died
5 people were transported after an accident that left an ambulance on its side, according to the Monticello Police Department
Two crews rendered aid to the person, who was transported and reported to be in serious condition
The Browns’ Myles Garrett and a female passenger were treated for injuries and transported to a hospital
Seven fire trucks, six ambulances and a medical helicopter responded to the incident, and providers transported victims to four area medical centers
Officials did not say whether the Sunstar Paramedics ambulance was transporting a patient at the time of the incident
EMS providers treated and transported six students and one adult to several medical centers in the area
The 29-year-old victim remains in critical condition
Beginning in October, drivers must change lanes or slow down for any stopped vehicle showing hazards or caution signals
A driver faces multiple charges in the incident that crushed the EMS provider’s leg and caused other injuries
Alameda County Fire Department crewmembers assessed the grocery store for hazards and treated the injured people
The pilot and two others sustained moderate injuries and were transported to a trauma center
Heavy fire and smoke caused confusion about who was injured, said LAFD Deputy Chief Richard Fields, who described the extrication and transport timing
The UT Health East Texas ambulance flipped onto its side on a wet road; the crew was not transporting a patient at the time of the incident
After the driver’s own vehicle overturned and ejected him onto an Interstate 75 overpass, he leaped over a concrete barrier and into deep water
McLean Volunteer Fire Department’s Timo Klotz helped free three people trapped under debris after an Uber driver crashed a car into the building
Franklin Fire & Rescue: “Our crew arrived on scene and extinguished the vehicle fire and assisted EMS in patient care”
