Serious Crash in North Laurel Leaves One With Critical Injuries

LAUREL, MD - A crash in the Savage/North Laurel area has left one person with critical injuries.

At approximately 8 PM on Wednesday, December 30, 2009, units were dispatched to the intersection of Gorman Road and Skylark Boulevard for a crash with unknown injuries. As units were responding, additional information came from police units on the scene advising that the vehicle's occupant was trapped. This update brought additional resources to the scene.

The first arriving unit found a single vehicle overturned into the woods. A single occupant of the vehicle was entrapped and suffering from serious injuries. Due to the serious nature of the injuries, a State Police medevac helicopter was requested.

Firefighters freed the occupant in approximately 15 minutes, and paramedics worked to stabilize the patient. Unfortunately, as medical providers were moving to the helicopter's landing zone, the patient's condition deteriorated, necessitating that paramedics transport the patient to the closest hospital by ground. The helicopter was not used for patient transport.

Howard County Police Traffic Enforcement Section are investigating the crash.


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