Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
Four Polk County Fire Rescue members were injured when their ambulance crashed into a business
Darell Caldwell led police on a string of interstate crashes from Arlington County into the District of Columbia
Fire and EMS crews in Havertown faced a stabilization and extrication challenge
A city-issued report now contradicts the coroner’s conclusion that the teen survived the crash and was killed by fire trucks
Medic Mike Stevens was supported by fellow first responders at the scene and at the hospital
Two firefighters were injured after getting into a minor crash on their way to the fire; another was hurt by an exploding propane tank
Ind. Fire Chief Mick Pawlik said he was shocked as he looked down the endless stretch of mangled semis and crumpled cars on Interstate 94
William Shook, 42, a lieutenant with the Taylorsville Fire Department, was killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash
An 11-year-old girl was also flung from the vehicle and died; their five children were hospitalized after the collision on the way to a party at a rollerskating rink
The firefighter suffered a minor injury; the truck driver was pronounced dead at the scene and four other people were injured
Three EMTs were also injured when Walter Manuel, 79, tried to take a left turn in front of an ambulance that was transporting a patient
It sounded like a transformer had blown, the captain recalled; he held the man’s neck to guard against spinal cord injury until rescuers arrived
The fire truck veered to avoid hitting another vehicle and overturned; two firefighters were in the truck, but no one was injured
The firefighters said everyone seemed OK after the crash, including the little girl’s mom and dad
The fire truck, with its lights and siren activated, was responding to an emergency call when it struck the bicyclist
A car slammed into the passenger side of the fire truck as it paused to look for oncoming traffic; no firefighters were hurt but the driver of the car is seriously injured
Daniel Shafranski, 44, was pulled over after his vehicle drifted and nearly struck a police car; he admitted to lying about being a firefighter to get out of the ticket
Hunter LeGrand faces murder and DWI charges after hitting an ambulance head-on, killing the patient and injuring two medics
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Only one firefighter was inside the vehicle and was was not injured; damage to the truck was minimal
There were no injuries and road conditions were reportedly not slick; the driver was wearing a seatbelt at the time
While the victims were being loaded into an ambulance parked in the middle of the intersection, a vehicle struck the ambulance
LaBryan J. Dotson, 30, was driving his motorcycle when he failed to negotiate a curve, crossed both lanes and traveled through a ditch before striking a concrete culvert
The truck was not on an emergency run at the time of the accident when the 27-year-old woman was hit
He was being treated for burns after the van caught fire while police were in the house speaking with his wife about a domestic violence incident
N.H. volunteer Steven Whitcomb tried to save 30-year-old Katie Hamilton without recognizing his youngest daughter
Joshua Travis Smith, 25, died after his car went off a road and hit a cinder block entrance
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