New Paltz - PD Involved MVA and K-9 MOS Fatality - 7/31/09

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Date: 7/31/09

Time: Apx 00:30

Location: 80 North Putt Corners Road c/s Eman Rd

Units Operating: New Paltz PD, NYSP, UCSO, New Paltz Fire, Highland Fire, Mobile Life, Life Net Air

Weather Conditions: Dark, Clear

Description Of Incident: 2 police vehicles involved in a Serious MVA w/entrapment & medevac

Writer: JETPHOTO

911 dispatch's New Paltz FD & Mobile Life Support EMS for a PD involved MVA with entrapment

PD report 2 New Paltz police vehicles involved 2 officers trapped with serious injury, K-9 also involved with serious injuries

PD request a launch of a medevac, landing zone at New Paltz station 2

Command request a 2nd medevac

Command reports extensive entrapment request Highland with a rescue to the scene

Command request Central Hudson to the scene pole & wires are down request to expedite and an ETA

911 advises Air 2 ETA 01:04 no ETA on 2nd ship yet

01:05 1st victim enroute to landing zone, Air 2 on the ground

911 advises 2nd medevac is Life Net 7-5 with an ETA of 01:26

Both officers transported by air to Albany Medical Center with serious non-life treatening injuries, K-9 transported to a local animal hospital by a UCSO officer

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K-9 officer Zeus passed away this afternoon (7/13/09) due to injuries received in the accident

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Record Online

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/...7319991/-1/NEWS

Mid Hudson News

http://midhudsonnews.com/News/2009/July09/...ash-31Jul09.htm

Poughkeepsie Journal

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article...ONTPAGECAROUSEL

Daily Freeman

http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2009/...c0185841425.txt