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| Fort Oglethorpe Works Single Vehicle vs. Pole FORT OGLETHORPE, GA – At about 11:45 AM, Thursday, July 24, 2009, Fort Oglethorpe Fire and Rescue responded to a reported MVC with injuries involving a single vehicle vs. a wooden power pole in the 2100 block of Lafayette Road. Engine 1 arrived to find a white Ford sedan that had struck a power pole, splintering it part way up the pole. The vehicle sustained major front end damage and the driver was still inside. Firefighters began assessing the patient and providing basic life support as well as preparing for extrication of the driver. After surveying the scene, firefighters and medics decided to remove the patient from the passenger side of the vehicle. The young female driver was strapped to a backboard and placed in a waiting ambulance. Angel EMS transported the patient to Erlanger Medical Center. She was not responding to verbal commands while being treated at the scene and was possibly suffering from some type of head injury. The pole that was struck was moved almost eight inches in the ground from the impact. The Fort Oglethorpe Police Department is investigating the accident. Firefighters from Fort Oglethorpe Engine 8, Battalion Chief Doug Flury (907) and Assistant Chief Glenn Davis (903) also assisted at the scene. |
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