Head-on Crash

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Evans Center Vols Cut Six
from Head-on Crash

Mid-Town-May 24, 2001 – A collision on Route 5 near Lake Street resulted in six patients being transported to area hospitals around 4:30pm today.


Rural/Metro AEMT Scott Dellahoy (center) holds traction while Paramedic Kevin Dalton, Evans Center Lt. Charlie Klepfer III and Paramedic Tim Szczepaniak prepare to extricate one of the five patients in this vehicle (l-r)	(L-R) Evans Center Asst. Chief John Latimore, LEB Firefighter Brendan Dougherty, Evans Center Asst. Chief Bruce Green Jr. and LEB Asst. Chief Mike Richardson work together to remove a door post in preparation for patient removal	Both cars ended up against the westbound curb. Patient removal was executed simultaneously from both cars.	Evans Center Firefighters used battery, gas and electric powered cutting tools to remove the roofs of the two cars.

The crash left the two autos on the westbound curb across from the Angola Super-Freeze and VFW Post. A lone driver was pinned in the vehicle pointing eastbound while there were five occupants of the vehicle facing westbound, including four children.


Both vehicles were stabilized with chocks to prevent any undue movement during the extrication process	Once the roof was removed the driver was carefully moved to a back board for full spinal immobilization	Patients were systematically triaged and transported by the appropriate means	The two vehicles collided head-on. The cause of the crash was under investigation by Evans Police

Evans Center Firefighters made quick work of the extrication, using their Hurst cutters, DeWalt battery powered Sawzalls and Milwaukee electric powered Sawzalls to cut off and remove the roofs of the two cars in under 15 minutes.

The extrication team of Firefighters Mike Kauzala and Tiger Schmittendorf, and Lt. Charlie Klepfer III were lead by Assistant Chiefs Bruce Green Jr. and John Latimore. Chief Dennis Allen was the incident commander while fire police members Andy Poulson and Jerry Clark provided traffic support.


The volunteers worked as a team with Rural/Metro Paramedics to triage, stabilize, remove and treat the patients

In addition to their unit stationed full-time in Evans, Rural/Metro dispatched several other Paramedic ambulances from nearby stations to assist at the scene. One patient was transported to Children's Hospital via Mercy Flight Helicopter while the others were transported to the Erie County Medical Center and area hospitals by Evans Center, Rural/Metro and Lake Erie Beach Ambulances. The Angola Fire Department set up the helicopter landing zone on the soccer field at the nearby Lake Shore Middle School.

Evans Center was assisted at the scene by the Town of Evans Police Department and the Angola Fire Control Dispatch Center.

NOTE: Patient faces have been distorted to preserve their identities.

Evans Center Volunteer Fire Company
716/549-1221 - FAX/549-2290 - info@ecvfc.org
P.O. Box 193 - Headquarters: 8298 Erie Road - Town of Evans NY 14006
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The Evans Center Volunteer Fire Company
716/549-1221 - FAX/549-2290 - info@ecvfc.org
P.O. Box 193 - Headquarters: 8298 Erie Road - Town of Evans NY 14006
©2000-2005 – The Evans Center Fire Company and OnScene Marketing Services