Date: 4/20/2004 Location: Bethlehem Pike & Inverness Type: Vehicle Rescue

Single Vehicle Vs Telephone Pole

 
On Tuesday April 20, 2004 at 5:16am station 88 & 7 were dispatched for a vehicle rescue on Bethlehem pike at Inverness drive.  Squad 88 Arrived on location to find a single vehicle facing south in the north bound shoulder of Bethlehem pike.  The vehicle had hit a telephone pole head on.  Crews stabilized the vehicle and removed the roof., then assisted ambler ambulance in removing the patient.  Extrication time was 19 minutes after arrival.  Engine 7-3 setup the landing zone for Penn Star 1 and the patient was flown to a trauma center.