THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015
HOLLYWOOD (BROWARD COUNTY), FLORIDA
A crash involving a Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue paramedic
truck and a car in Hollywood (Broward County, Florida) has left six people
injured.
Initial reports indicated that the paramedic rescue truck
struck a tree and that at least two people were injured. A witness said the driver of the silver sedan
was trying to flee a traffic stop when the car crashed into the fire rescue
unit and hit a fire hydrant, which flooded the area with water.
Witnesses said the Infiniti may have ran a stop sign,
resulting in the crash. "Guy eats the stop sign, rams right into the
ambulance, flips the ambulance over, drags the car all the way over
there," said one witness.
The rescue truck would ultimately wind up on its side after
striking a fire hydrant.
Officials said the driver of the Infiniti had just been
stopped at a speed checkpoint in Hollywood, but prior to being confronted by an
officer, the driver fled.
A total of six people were transported for injuries, three
of whom are trauma alerts. Five people were transported to Broward General.
It is not immediately known where the sixth victim was
taken.
Three people inside the paramedic truck had to be
transported.
Crews confirm that three people inside that vehicle,
including a young child, were transported. The toddler and the child's mother
are trauma alerts.
The crash occurred on the northwest corner of Raleigh Street
and North 23th Avenue in Hollywood.
Source: http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/