Chelsea O/T auto vs T/T with fuel leak

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Date:9/19/09

Time: 07:24

Location: I-84 Westbound MM 41.5 at the exit 11 (Rt 9D) overpass

Frequency: 45.900, 453.925, 453.800, 453.050

Units Operating: Chelsea 35-1, 35-12, 35-52, Beacon Volunteer Ambulance & Transcare Medic

Weather Conditions: Clear, Sunny, 56

Description Of Incident: Car strikes pu up truck rolls over and hits a tractor trailer causeing a fuel leak

Writer: JETPHOTO

07:24 Chelsea, BVAC & Transcare dispatched to a overturned auto

07:25 BVAC & Transcare Medic responded

07:29 CC17 on the scene with a overturned auto vs a tractor trailer

07:30 Chelsea 35-52 responded

(Sorry don't have other times)

Units arrived to find a car sped past slowing traffic struck a small pick up and then went into the barrier before rolling over a couple time striking a tractor trailer causing a a large fuel leak from the drivers side saddle tank. EMS transported 1 minor injury and RMA'd the two other divers. Apx. 75 gallanos of fuel was leaked. Driver was hauling green peppers

Fuel leak was contained by the FD. Mann's auto body towed the two cars and Quality arrived with a heavy duty tow truck and thier spill response truck and handled the clean up.

The poughkeepsie Journal has very poor information on thier site so I'm not posting the links, The Times Herald Record does have a accurate story and that can be found @

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/.../NEWS/909199987

Edited September 20, 2009 by JetPhoto