The McDavid Hard To Find Serious Accident That Wasn’t Serious

May 13, 2008

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Two area fire departments spent about 15 minutes searching for a reported serious accident on Highway 29 Monday afternoon, only to find a very minor accident and a person that may have been suffering from a medical problem.

Authorities say a 911 caller reported about 6:40 that they had been involved in a one vehicle accident on the northbound side of Highway 29 just north of the sawmill and Champion Drive in McDavid. The caller reported that they had struck a utility pole or a tree, and that they were trapped in their vehicle unable to open the car’s doors. The McDavid and Molino volunteer fire departments were dispatched to the area along with Baptist Hospital’s LifeFlight helicopter.

After about a 15 minute search of the area, the firefighters were unable to locate the accident north of the sawmill. They did, however, locate a vehicle matching the caller’s description about a mile and a half south of the sawmill on the southbound side of Highway 29.

The vehicle had lightly struck a fence post at a low speed, causing only very minor damage to the Pontiac Gran Prix’s front bumper. The caller was not trapped.

Since LifeFlight had already arrived over the scene at the time the vehicle was located, officials made the decision to transport the victim to Baptist Hospital by helicopter. The southbound lanes of Highway 29 were shut down for a short time while LifeFlight landed.

Authorities say the female victim did not appear to have been seriously injured in the accident, but she was possibly suffering from a medical condition.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News