Car Vs Fuel Delivery Truck - IFO 509 Vassar Rd. - Arlington FD / T.O.P PD

[Guest Photounit]

The Arlington Fire Department and Town of Poughkeepsie Police responded for a reported car vs fuel truck accident in front of #509 Vassar Rd on the late afternoon of January 9th. Upon their arrival they had three patients in a vehicle that had rear-ended a fuel delivery truck..... The impact caused heavy damage to the vehicle pinning the occupants but fortunately the tank on the oil truck remained intact. The patients were quickly extricated and transported to St Francis Trauma Center for treatment of their injuries..... The driver of the truck was uninjured......

This oil delivery truck was westbound on Vassar Rd. when it was rear-ended by a small Nissan sedan.

Arlington firefighters package the last patient for transport.

A Town of Poughkeepsie police officer begins his investigation.

Arlington Career Lieutenant Maguire looks over the vehicle.

It appears that the bright sunset may have been a contributing factor in the accident....

Edited January 10, 2009 by Photounit

[xfirefighter484x 234]

Arlington firefighters package the last patient for transport.

*gasp* Is that Turborich trying to moon Bill all the way on the left??

[oilflame 0]

i hope they dont need that line in a hurry

[Guest]

Nice pics thanks for sharing

[Rimrockny24 0]

i hope they dont need that line in a hurry

At the point in time of that picture all extrication was done and the line was no longer needed.

[notch138 7]

Nice shots bill thanks for shareing. What is the site you use for you video

[Guest Photounit]

Nice shots bill thanks for shareing. What is the site you use for you video

Thanks..... I host my video on VIMEO.com

FYI - I don't have any video of this though.......

Edited January 10, 2009 by Photounit

[Guest Photounit]

I really feel bad for the driver in this incident..... I believe he was also involved in another incident that the Hughsonville FD responded to last May 1st....

IMO -Both of these incidents were most likely not his fault...... The bridge above collapsed while he was trying to cross it to make a delivery to a single residence which had held the weight for years under the same conditions until he tried it....

[RDUNC67 1]

I really feel bad for the driver in this incident..... I believe he was also involved in another incident that the Hughsonville FD responded to last May 1st....

IMO -Both of these incidents were most likely not his fault...... The bridge above collapsed while he was trying to cross it to make a delivery to a single residence which had held the weight for years under the same conditions until he tried it....

Bill,

I don't have any idea what happened in the accident today but i can tell you from experience (i drove the same size oil tanker for 5 years) that is a bridge that i would have never crossed with a fuel truck. I would have thought twice taking my personal vehicle over that.

[RNMedic08 0]

Turbo at work....hey is that Shishmanian and Richardson doing some work on that call too Nice job guys......AFD doing what they do best !!!!!

[PVFD233 68]

*gasp* Is that Turborich trying to moon Bill all the way on the left??

Indeed it is Sir Turbo. Anyone else catch the pillow in mid flight in pic number 2?

[Guest Photounit]

Bill,

I don't have any idea what happened in the accident today but i can tell you from experience (i drove the same size oil tanker for 5 years) that is a bridge that i would have never crossed with a fuel truck. I would have thought twice taking my personal vehicle over that.

I wouldn't have either but supposedly they had been getting deliveries over that bridge for years from what somebody claimed..... So, I guess he went for it....

I surely wouldn't of taken a fire truck over it.......

Edited January 10, 2009 by Photounit

[RDUNC67 1]

I wouldn't have either but supposedly they had been getting deliveries over that bridge for years from what somebody claimed..... So, I guess he went for it....

I surely wouldn't of taken a fire truck over it.......

By the way i forgot to mention, nice photo's as always

[DOC22 1]

Great shots as usual. Bill!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[16fire5 693]

Do Arlington Career and Volunteer members wear different color gear?

[x134 46]

Do Arlington Career and Volunteer members wear different color gear?

Yes, Career guys wear Tan gear , Volunteers wear Black.

[x134 46]

*gasp* Is that Turborich trying to moon Bill all the way on the left??

Yes , thats our chi chi. He is trying to start an 1 3/4 I.V.

WoW THAT'S A BIG LINE........ LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[jayhalsey 6]

Arlington firefighters package the last patient for transport.

Those are some long last names there!

Very nice looking pictures.