Jaws of life used to save man in East Texas 18-wheeler accident
The Jaws of Life were used to save a man
after an 18-wheeler accident Tuesday afternoon. Rescuers responded to
the rollover about a mile north of the Nacogdoches/Rusk County line on
Highway 259. An 18-wheeler identified with the company, Ramco, Inc.,
was traveling south on 259 carrying an asphalt mix when it left the
highway and turned over on the driver's side of the median. Emergency
crews worked for more than half an hour to remove the driver. A short
distance away, in Mt. Enterprise, a Lifeflight helicopter was standing
by to take the driver to a hospital. Rescuers say the man was in pain,
but he was talking to them during the entire rescue.
Posted by: E. Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/9/2008
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