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Vehicle Extrication

2 Injured In 2-Car Crash On Sprain Brook Parkway In Hartsdale 2 Injured In 2-Car Crash On Sprain Brook Parkway In Hartsdale
2 Injured In 2-Car Crash On Sprain Brook Parkway In Hartsdale Two people were injured in a collision on a busy parkway in Westchester, including one victim who had to be extricated from their damaged vehicle.  The incident happened on Friday, March 15 at around 2 p.m., when two vehicles collided on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Hartsdale, according to the Hartsdale Fire Department.  Arriving crews worked to stabilize the two vehicles and extricated one person from a damaged car.  The cause of the crash and the extent of the injuries were not detailed by the department.
2 Drivers Cut From Cars Following Pittsfield Crash: Police 2 Drivers Cut From Cars Following Pittsfield Crash: Police
2 Drivers Cut From Cars Following Pittsfield Crash: Police Authorities in Berkshire County had to cut two people from their cars after a crash in Pittsfield on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 10.  Police were called to the intersection of Lakeway and Valentine Roads just before 1:30 p.m. after a Hyundai SUV and a Subaru crashed into one another, Pittsfield police said.  An initial investigation said the Subaru ran the westbound stop sign and crashed into the northbound SUV, Pittsfield police said.  The impact knocked the Hyundai onto its driverside, and the car slid into the side of the road, authorities said. Firefighters had to extri…
2 Trapped Occupants Rescued From Crashed Car On I-287 In Purchase 2 Trapped Occupants Rescued From Crashed Car On I-287 In Purchase
2 Trapped Occupants Rescued From Crashed Car On I-287 In Purchase Two people were hospitalized after becoming trapped inside a flipped car following a crash on Interstate 287 in Westchester.  The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 20 around 1:45 a.m., when emergency crews were sent to a crash on I-287 in Purchase in the area of mile marker 9.0, according to the Purchase Fire Department.  While on the way to the crash, state police confirmed that the response would require extricating the car's two occupants. Crews then arrived at the scene and found a vehicle flipped on its side on the right shoulder of the roadway.  Firefighters then began…
36-Year-Old Passenger ID'd After Deadly In Crash Into Tree: Pennsylvania State Police 36-Year-Old Passenger ID'd After Deadly In Crash Into Tree: Pennsylvania State Police
36-Year-Old Passenger ID'd After Deadly In Crash Into Tree: Pennsylvania State Police A 36-year-old woman has died at a Central Pennsylvania hospital following a crash into a tree, authorities say.  Kelly Jo Swartz of Mount Holly Springs was riding with a 40-year-old man when he lost control of his vehicle going west on Pine Road, near North Dickinson School Road in Dickinson Township around 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, authorities say and public records confirm.  The vehicle crashed into a tree and sustained heavy damage, according to a state police release the following day.  Swartz, "was mechanically extricated and flown via medical helicopter f…
Person Hospitalized After Vehicle Rolls Over, Hits Tree In Manchester Person Hospitalized After Vehicle Rolls Over, Hits Tree In Manchester
Person Hospitalized After Vehicle Rolls Over, Hits Tree In Manchester One person was sent to a hospital after their vehicle rolled over and slammed into a tree by Interstate 384 in Hartford County.  The crash happened on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 2, when the vehicle hit the tree and also became wedged against a guardrail, according to Manchester Fire Rescue EMS.  Because the car was pinned, the occupant had to be extricated. First responders were able to accomplish this by stabilizing the vehicle with struts, cutting the guardrail out of the way so they could have better access, and then cutting off the vehicle's roof with hydraulic tools to free the driver. …
Lowell Man Facing OUI Charge For Horrendous Head-On Wilmington Crash: Police Lowell Man Facing OUI Charge For Horrendous Head-On Wilmington Crash: Police
Lowell Man Facing OUI Charge For Horrendous Head-On Wilmington Crash: Police A man from Lowell is expected to be charged with OUI in connection with a Wilmington crash that seriously injured two people, authorities said.  Police responded to the two-car crash on Main Street in Wilmington, near the Woburn line, around 6:39 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13, Wilmington Police said. Upon arrival, officers saw an apparent head-on collision between a 2019 GMC Yukon and a 2018 Audi A3. MVA Rt 38 @ Woburn line. The jaws of life was used for both to be extricated. Area closed at this time for accident recon. #wilmingtonfire pic.twitter.com/jjMVXBRPUC — Wilmington Fire Departme…
Trapped Driver Freed By Firefighters After SUV Rolls Onto Route 17 Trapped Driver Freed By Firefighters After SUV Rolls Onto Route 17
Trapped Driver Freed By Firefighters After SUV Rolls Onto Route 17 Firefighters extricated a trapped driver whose SUV rolled onto Route 17. The victim was walked to a waiting ambulance after her Honda CR-V landed on its passenger side entering the southbound highway from Paramus Road shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. Ridgewood police and Emergency Services also responded with village firefighters, who cut out the front windshield to free the driver. The victim was walked to a waiting ambulance after her Honda CR-V landed on its passenger side entering southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE All Points Towing removed the…
Firefighters Free Severely Injured Driver In NJ Turnpike Pileup Firefighters Free Severely Injured Driver In NJ Turnpike Pileup
Firefighters Free Severely Injured Driver In NJ Turnpike Pileup Firefighters extricated the driver of a Lincoln SUV following a chain-reaction crash involving a tractor-trailer on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike in Bergen County. Four victims in all were hospitalized, one of whom was in traumatic arrest, following the pileup shortly before noon Monday near the Emerson Street overpass in Ridgefield Park, responders said. A Jeep and a third SUV were also involved in the crash near mile marker 117.8. Aftermath.Jerry DeMarco Ridgefield Park firefighters freed the trapped driver and cleaned up a large fuel spill. State Police confirmed the crash and…
Trapped Victim Extricated Following Head-On Hunterdon County Crash Trapped Victim Extricated Following Head-On Hunterdon County Crash
Trapped Victim Extricated Following Head-On Hunterdon County Crash A trapped victim was extricated from a vehicle following a head-on crash in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The crash occurred on Route 202 northbound near Burgers Motorcycle in Flemington shortly before 12:25 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, according to the Three Bridges Volunteer Fire Department, which responded alongside the Whitehouse Rescue Squad. The vehicle was stabilized before crew members used spreaders and cutters to remove the door and safely remove the victim. The rescue was performed and the patient turned over to EMTs “in a matter of minutes,” the fire company said. The road…
Driver Critically Injured In Wayne Rollover Driver Critically Injured In Wayne Rollover
Driver Critically Injured In Wayne Rollover A driver was critically injured in a rollover crash Saturday morning in Wayne, responders said. Township firefighters sawed the roof of the Jeep to extricate the victim following the 6:30 a.m. crash on Black Oak Ridge Road (Route 202) near Ashlyn Court. The cause wasn't immediately determined. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Wayne police, firefighters and EMS responded. Black Oak Ridge Road remained closed temporarily between Ashlyn Court and Jackson Avenue. Aftermath.CONTRIBUTED
RESCUE: Police Heroes Free Trapped Driver Knocked Cold In Crash Between 9W And PIP RESCUE: Police Heroes Free Trapped Driver Knocked Cold In Crash Between 9W And PIP
Rescue: Police Heroes Free Trapped Driver Knocked Cold In Crash Between 9W And PIP A team of police officers rescued a trapped driver who’d been knocked unconscious Thursday when her car barreled down an embankment and into a wooded area between Route 9W and the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The 63-year-old Cliffside Park motorist’s 2011 Toyota Corolla was in a precarious position after veering across the shoulder of northbound 9W, hitting a rock wall, vaulting into a tree and then careening down the embankment shortly before 9 a.m., Tenafly Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Tenafly police were joined at the scene by fellow officers from Englewood Cliffs and the Palisa…
Victims Extracted From Separate Crashes Overnight In Fairfield County Victims Extracted From Separate Crashes Overnight In Fairfield County
Victims Extracted From Separate Crashes Overnight In Fairfield County A fire department in Fairfield County performed two separate vehicle extractions overnight.  The first extrication in Norwalk occurred at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Wilson Avenue, in the Rowayton section of the city, just after 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6. Norwalk firefighters assisted the Rowayton Volunteer firefighters with extricating a lone male driver from a Mitsubishi Outlander that had rolled onto its driver’s side door, after colliding with a pickup truck, said Deputy Chief Edward Prescott of the Norwalk Fire Department. The roof of the vehicle was removed to allow…
Two Seriously Injured In Multi-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Two Seriously Injured In Multi-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash
Two Seriously Injured In Multi-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Two people were seriously injured during a multiple-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester that shut down Route 100.  The crash took place around 4:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 20, on Route 100 in Twin Knolls in Somers. Somers Fire/EMS responded to the crash and found a four-vehicle crash with numerous patients and heavy damage to two of the vehicles, the department said. Two serious patients were found in one car that required extrication.  Upon the arrival of Rescue 20 Somers, members quickly began working on the extrication and had it completed in short order.  All of the pati…