Patient dies after ambulance is hit by SUV, overturns.

Date: 07/24/2012
Time: Around 10:00 A.M.
Location: Glencoe, Kentucky
Vehicle(s) Involved: Jeep Cherokee, ambulance

By kypost

"GLENCOE, Ky. - A patient who was being taken to an area clinic for medical treatment died Tuesday after the ambulance he was riding in was struck by another vehicle and overturned in Northern Kentucky.
Two members of the Gallatin County Fire Department were transporting (censored), 59, of Dry Ridge, when an SUV struck the ambulance on U.S. 127 near Tapering Pointe Road in Glencoe just before 10 a.m.
Police say the SUV, driven by Hunter LeGrand, 22, of Warsaw, struck a pole and a mailbox before crossing the center line and colliding with the ambulance head-on.
The ambulance overturned and landed on its roof.
Little was flown to University Hospital by a medical helicopter where he died from his injuries. An EMT who was in the back of the ambulance with Little, David Waltz, 25, of Carrollton, was also flown to University Hospital by a medical helicopter.
The driver of the ambulance, Justin Shields, 21, of Ghent, was transported by another ambulance to University Hospital.
LeGrand had to be extricated from his vehicle before he was flown to University Hospital by a medical helicopter. Police believe he was under the influence of drugs when the accident occurred.
The conditions of the other victims have not been released.
Charges against LeGrand are pending.
The crash remains under investigation."

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Driver killed in head-on crash named.

Date: 07/27/2012
Time: Around 3:00 P.M.
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Vehicle(s) Involved: Hyundai Sonata, Chevy Tahoe, Ford Mustang

By Alex Tomlin

"ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - One person is dead and another is recovering at UNM Hospital after a head-on crash that shut down a major Albuquerque street Friday afternoon.
Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies reported (censored), 74, was driving north in his Hyundai Sonata when he clipped the rear of a Mustang in front of him on Broadway Boulevard SE at Murray Road.
Garcia then spun out of control and into oncoming traffic hitting a southbound Chevrolet Tahoe headed south.
Garcia died at the scene, and the other driver, whose name has not been released, suffered what deputies called severe injuries.
The driver of the Mustang was not injured.
The crash happened about 3 p.m., and at 8 p.m. the Tahoe driver was reported to be in surgery at UNMH.
Broadway south of Rio Bravo Boulevard was closed for about three hours.
Deputies said there was no sign of drug or alcohol use by Garcia although their investigation is not yet closed."

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Car-Train Crash Kills Teen.

Date: 07/14/2007
Time: Around 6:45 P.M.
Location: Huntington, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford Escort

By TMCNews

"A crash in Huntington Township between a car and train kills the teen driver and sends the passenger to the hospital.

Troopers at the scene say that a car driven by Amada White of New London was traveling south on Baker Road in Huntington Township when a westbound train at the Baker Road crossing struck it. Troopers say that White was killed on impact while her passenger 25-year-old Todd Dennis of Wellington was injured.

Wellington Fire District Chief Bob Walker said they were called to the scene around 6:45pm. Although extrication of the passenger only took about 15 minutes the location of the car made it difficult for Firefighters to get themselves and their equipment in there. From impact the car was pushed about 2,000 feet. “We were fortunate there was a corn field here with an access road where we were able to transport our extrication and EMS equipment back to the scene. The actual extrication time, once we got back there was only about 15 to 20 minutes but it was a lengthy process getting everything back there.”

Once Dennis was extricated from the vehicle he was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland with critical injuries.
Chief Walker said that although they are not yet sure what happened in this case he wants to take this opportunity to remind people about the dangers of railroad crossings. “We need to respect the railway crossings, the trains don’t have a quick opportunity to stop. This train that goes through here usually moves reasonably slow, but it still takes them a long time to get stopped. You just have to give trains a lot of room.” Chief Walker said that this particular crossing does not have flashing lights or gates; rather it is equipped with what is called “Ohio Cross Bucks”. Cross Bucks are reflective signs used at rail crossings in rural areas, the signs show up at night when headlights hit them.  "

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Train Collides With Car.

Date: 06/18/2007
Time: Around 9:00 A.M.
Location: Elyria, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Buick Park Avenue

By TMCNews

"A car that had been reported as driving erratically on Cleveland Street went off the road on East Bridge Street near the Lorain County Blood Bank this morning around 9am. The car came to rest on a set of railroad tracks behind the Blood Bank with the driver slumped over the wheel.

Elyria Firefighters and LifeCare Paramedics were checking the people inside the car when they noticed a train come around the corner from the west. Elyria Police Officers on scene were instructing their dispatch to contact the railroad to stop the train and shut down the rails. The train continued toward the car while Firefighters and Medics scrambled to get the two people out of the car and placed in a safe area. The train was unable to stop in time and collided with the passenger side front of the Park Ave.

“This vehicle drove up the hillside here along side of the Blood Bank and hit some obstructions along side of the tracks and catapulted up onto the rails. Officers responded and the driver was slumped in the front seat at the time. The driver and his wife were pulled quickly and carefully from the wreckage. The call went into Conrail to stop the trains but they could not stop them in time. I will be examining the driver and have more details later today.” Lorain County Coroner Paul Matus

The woman in the car was flown from EMH to Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland."

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Elyria Teen Killed In Crash.

Date: 06/15/2007
Time: Around 12:30 A.M.
Location: Near Wakeman, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford F-150

By TMCNews

"The Ohio State Highway Patrol says that Jake P. Nolan, 18 of Elyria, was the driver of the Ford F-150 that crashed into the woods on Gore Orphanage Road late last night.

In a media release the State Patrol says that Nolan was southbound on Gore Orphanage when he “failed to negotiate a curve” around 12:30am. The truck then struck a guard rail and a tree before coming to rest deep in the woods. Nolan was not wearing a safety belt and was ejected from the truck. Nolan was pronounced dead at the scene.

Drug and alcohol use is unknown at this time. The State Patrol said the crash remains under investigation.

During a conversation with TMC NEWS late last night at the scene, Lt. Peterson from the State Patrol said that counting this crash the number of fatal crashes for Lorain County this year is 10, there were 27 total in 2006. “This is actually our 4th fatal crash up here in Vermilion, Henrietta Township so we are going to start a Problem Behavior Identification Zone; we’re going to start working a little more diligently in this northern corner.” Last year the State Patrol did the same program in the southern portion of the county after there were 14 fatal crashes in that area. To this point there has only been one fatal cash in the southern townships this year and that was involving the farm tractor.

Peterson said that in all 4 fatal crashes in the northern area involved “aggressive driving”. “In other words there was excessive speed involved, alcohol involved and these are the kinds of things that if we’re up here and we can maybe stop them through educational things, engineering things. It’s like this crash, is there anything we can do to make this a safer curve, maybe bring the county garage out and look at their signs to see if there is anything they can do with that.”

Stop signs or not Lt. Peterson said it always comes back to the driver. “It always comes down to the driver, driving within reasonable means that he can always stop whatever the situation might be.”  "

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Rollover on Route 2

Date: 05/12/2007
Time: Afternoon
Location: Amherst, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: GMC Sonoma

By TMC News

"A man-driving west on Route 2, between Middle Ridge Road and Leavitt, late Saturday night went off the left side of the road and when he tried to get back in his lane he overcorrected and lost control. The truck he was driving spun and rolled over coming to a rest on its roof. The driver then fled the scene leaving the truck and hundreds of yards of debris. In the debris was the man’s Lorain County Metro Parks Ranger uniform, badge and gun belt, minus the gun. State Troopers, County Sheriff Deputies, Amherst Police Officers and Amherst Firefighters searched the area to find the gun.

The driver was later found at his home a short distance away with injuries to his arm and cuts on other parts of his body. LifeCare Ambulance Paramedics and Amherst Firefighters treated the man at his home while Ohio State Troopers and Lorain County Sheriff’s Deputies questioned the man. It was reported that the man had tried to claim that someone stole his pick up truck.

LifeCare took the man to Community Health Partners where he was later flown to Cleveland Metro Health Center."

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Truck rams house.

Date: 04/16/2007
Time: Afternoon
Location: Lorain, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford F-150

By TMC News

"IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB GOING OFF

Those are the words of the Ashland Ave home in Lorain after a truck rammed into the side of their house Monday afternoon.

Luther Saylor was in the house watching TV at the time of the crash. “I was in my parents room watching TV and I heard screeching tires and normally you don’t hear anything after that but this time I heard a loud crashing noise.”

Saylor and his mother went outside to see what had happened when they saw the truck buried in their garage. The driver was still sitting in the truck but trying to get out. Mrs. Saylor said that from previous personal experience and from watching TV she knew that him moving around was not a good idea so she talked to him and told him to stay inside until help arrived. Lorain Firefighters and LifeCare Ambulance Paramedics arrived a short time later to render care to the driver. The man was later taken to Community Health Partners for further treatment. The Saylor’s said that he seemed groggy but no visible signs of injuries."

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511 & Quarry Crash.

Date: 04/07/2007
Time: Night
Location: Oberlin, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Kia Sedona, Buick LaCrosse

By TMC News

"A two car crash on Route 511 just east of Quarry Road sent three people to the hospital Saturday night.

Central Lorain County Ambulance District Paramedics with assistance from LifeCare Ambulance Paramedics, treated the three victims at the scene. Two were transported to Allen Medica Center in Oberlin with serious injuries and a third was taken in with minor injuries to be checked out. One of the victims was transported by ground from Allen ER to Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash."

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Camden Rollover.

Date: 03/31/2007
Time: Afternoon
Location: Camden Township, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Dodge Ram

By TMC News

"Camden Township Fire Department responded to Rt. 511 in front of Green Circle Growers this afternoon after a man rolled his pick up truck over. Central Lorain County Ambulance District transported the man to Allen Medical Center in Oberlin for evaluation.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash."

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