| Mid-afternoon on Wednesday, April 3rd, Southold FD was dispatched for a "car vs. pole" in the vicinity of Town Beach on Route 48. Responding units found a car that had sideswiped a pole on the south side of the road before coming to rest a number of yards further East. The female driver was able to be removed from the vehicle through a left side door, but due to the presence of a interior console and severe damage to the vehicle, the passenger was only able to be extricated following skillful use of the Hearst tool to remove the right side door. Both victims were transported to Eastern Long Island Hospital for treatment of non life threatening injuries. Southold Fire Police diverted traffic from the accident scene until all units had taken up and the vehicle had been removed from the scene. Operations were conducted under the direction of Chief William Byrnes. |
