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Pasco County Fire Rescue Extricates One from Suspended Car
October 04, 2020 | FLORIDA
COREY DIERDORFF, Correspondent
Photo by Pasco County Fire Rescue
Photo by Pasco County Fire Rescue
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
New Port Richey, FL - On October 4th, firefighters responded to a severe car crash with one person trapped. When firefighters arrived at the intersection of State Road 54 and Trophy Blvd. in New Port Richey, they reported a car suspended over a steel handrail and ditch. Firefighters stabilized the vehicle and carefully extricated the patient inside. It took firefighters an extended period to free the patient due to the location of the car. Thankfully, the driver of the car only suffered minor injuries and was transported to a local area hospital.