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Two collisions, two rescues, one injured |
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December 27, 2017 |
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Boundary Ambulance and fire personnel
worked together to free a woman who went
over a guard rail and down an embankment
on Peterson Hill this morning. |
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A Moyie Springs woman was seriously injured this
morning in one of two motor vehicle collisions
that kept emergency responders busy until well
into this afternoon.
The first incident occurred at about 9:12 a.m.
when a vehicle was reported to have gone over a
guardrail and rolled down an embankment on
Highway 95 near mile 501 on Peterson Hill.
Sheriff Dave Kramer and deputies found the
vehicle on its top in deep snow about 20 to 40
feet down the hill from the roadway, the driver,
whose name has not been released, still strapped
in and able to talk, but unable to get out.
Boundary Ambulance extrication personnel, using
rope rescue gear, were able to free her in
fairly short order.
Amazingly, her injuries were only minor.
The collision was reported clear at about 10:31
a.m.
At about 11:16 a.m., crews were once again
scrambled when a collision was reported between
a semi and a passenger vehicle on Roosevelt Road
in Moyie Springs. Initially reported at
Zimmerman Road, first responders found the
collision at Leo Lane, with a semi still in the
roadway with a white passenger car pushed off
the icy roadway.
Boundary Ambulance personnel extricated and
provided initial treatment for Norma Gorman, 84,
Moyie Springs, an occupant of the car, and
transported her to Boundary Community Hospital,
where she was stabilized before being flown to
Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, for advanced
care.
Idaho State Police was responsible for
investigating both crashes, no further
information was released. In addition to the
Boundary County Sheriff's Office and Boundary
Ambulance, thanks go out to fire personnel and
to the wrecker teams who responded. |
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Medical personnel and firefighters freed
Norma Gorman, 84,from the white
passenger car after a collision on
Roosevelt Road this morning. She was
later flown to Harborview Medical
Center, Seattle, for treatment of her
injuries. |
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