On September 30, 2003 at 4:18 pm., units from Hughesville, Waldorf, Benedict and LaPlata, St Mary’s County Squad 2 and EMS units from 2, 3, and 60 were alerted to a motor vehicle crash with people trapped on Leonardtown Road, just south of LaPlata Road (Rt. 488). The additional units were dispatched to this call due to a house fire in Newburg, were Hughesville, LaPlata and Waldorf already had units out.

Hughesville’s Squad 2 re-routed from the house fire in Newburg to the accident. While enroute to the crash, the Communication’s Center advised that there was a truck overturned with a person pinned underneath the truck reportedly unconscious. Hughesville’s Squad 2 arrived on the scene a few minutes later finding the victim conscious and alert but trapped under the truck. The crew went to work stabilizing the overturned truck and requested a helicopter. Waldorf’s Engine 33 arrived and assumed stabilization while the Squad crew began extricating the victim. Crews used air bags to raise the truck off the trapped driver and carefully pulled him from under the truck and into the hands of the EMS crew.

After stabilizing the patient, MSP Trooper 2 transported the patient to a local trauma center for further care. Benedict’s Engine 52 handled the landing zone on Leonardtown Road just south of the accident scene.

Chief 2, Duane Svites, was the Incident Command. Maryland State Police are investigating the cause of the accident.