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On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at approximately 8:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and St. Andrew’s Church Road in California, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped.
Crews arrived on the scene to find a single Ford pickup truck off the roadway and into a utility pole with the single occupant pinned and trapped.
Firefighters from Bay District and Hollywood began extrication and requested a helicopter a short time after their arrival.
Due to the victims deteriorating condition, firefighters performed rapid extrication to remove the victim from the vehicle in under 13 minutes.
Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 7 was placed on standby. The victim was transported to the St. Mary’s County Airport where Trooper 7 transported the victim to an area trauma center with serious injuries.
Police are investigating the single vehicle collision. Medical personnel advised the Trooper flight medics the victim was an adult male who was conscious, combative, and impaired.
As of 9:00 p.m., lanes are still closed for police investigation. Use caution in the area and watch for First Responders.
I have an ongoing joke that St. Mary's County has trees with magnetic properties because of all of the cars and trucks being attracted to them and going off of the road. In this case it is a pole. Putting kidding a side, this is a serious epidemic in St. Mary's County if not all of Souithern Maryland. Perhaps our Law Enforcement folks are doing something about it. If so, the problem continues and any enforcement effort of distracted driving is ignored. The fines and points need to be doubled. Maybe that will get attention of the drivers. In one month period, I had THREE cars come head on in my lane of traffic toward me. If it wasn't for evasive action, I would be a dead. The bottom line, people think it is the other guy that can't go 50 or even 70 down the road and not crash while on their cell phone.. What people don't understand is the "other guy" is anyone and everyone.
Crews arrived on the scene to find a single Ford pickup truck off the roadway and into a utility pole with the single occupant pinned and trapped.
Firefighters from Bay District and Hollywood began extrication and requested a helicopter a short time after their arrival.
Due to the victims deteriorating condition, firefighters performed rapid extrication to remove the victim from the vehicle in under 13 minutes.
Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 7 was placed on standby. The victim was transported to the St. Mary’s County Airport where Trooper 7 transported the victim to an area trauma center with serious injuries.
Police are investigating the single vehicle collision. Medical personnel advised the Trooper flight medics the victim was an adult male who was conscious, combative, and impaired.
As of 9:00 p.m., lanes are still closed for police investigation. Use caution in the area and watch for First Responders.
I have an ongoing joke that St. Mary's County has trees with magnetic properties because of all of the cars and trucks being attracted to them and going off of the road. In this case it is a pole. Putting kidding a side, this is a serious epidemic in St. Mary's County if not all of Souithern Maryland. Perhaps our Law Enforcement folks are doing something about it. If so, the problem continues and any enforcement effort of distracted driving is ignored. The fines and points need to be doubled. Maybe that will get attention of the drivers. In one month period, I had THREE cars come head on in my lane of traffic toward me. If it wasn't for evasive action, I would be a dead. The bottom line, people think it is the other guy that can't go 50 or even 70 down the road and not crash while on their cell phone.. What people don't understand is the "other guy" is anyone and everyone.
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