NORTH RIVER DRIVE CRASH SENDS ONE BY LIFE FLIGHT
Sweet Home Fire Dist.
At 9:03 pm Sweet Home Fire was dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle crash on North River Drive near Gedney Creek boat ramp. Initial information reported the passenger of the involved vehicle had been ejected with one other patient on scene. Sweet Home Fire responded with a Battalion Chief vehicle, two medic units, and a rescue vehicle with a total of nine personnel.
The incident commander arrived and found a heavily damaged vehicle had struck a group of trees. The ejected occupant was found approximately thirty feet from where the vehicle came to a stop and the driver was able to self extricate with minor injuries.
Due to the severity of the passengers injuries a Life Flight helicopter was requested to transport the patient. Medics packaged and transported the patient to the helipad located at the Samaritan Urgent Care and transferred care to the Life Flight crew.
This is the seventh crash Sweet Home Fire has been dispatched to since Friday morning.
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