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One-car crash in Wheeling, 4-17-18

Apr 18

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Crash scene photos | Comments off

Wheeling police and firefighters were called to 250 W. Dundee Road Tuesday afternoon (4/17/18) for a reported crash with entrapment. Chief 2400 was first on the scene in front of the post office and reported an SUV off the road and into a tree. The single occupant of the car was injured. Witnesses at the post office reported the SUV sideswiping another vehicle before crashing through a chainlink fence and striking a tree head-on.

Northbrook Ambulance 10 transported the patient to the hospital. Wheeling 2400, 2401, Battalion 24, Engine 23R, Engine 42, and Truck 24 were at the scene.

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One-car MVA in Wheeling, 4-2-18

Apr 3

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Wheeling and Prospect Heights firefighters were sent to 100 E. Palatine Road Monday afternoon for a reported crash. This address is on the westbound Palatine frontage road east of the railroad tracks. Upon arrival, firefighters were directed to a car that had left the roadway and traveled down an embankment coming to rest underneath the railroad bridge. The car’s sole occupant, with apparently non life-threatening injures, was unable to get out. After forcing open a door, the patient was carried up the embankment on a backboard and transported to an area hospital. The car was then winched back up onto the road. Train traffic was halted in the area for roughly 30 minutes while firefighters and then tow operators worked beneath the rail bridge.

car under the railroad bridge in Wheeling IL

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Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: #larryshapiro, car down embankment under rail bridge, Gene's Towing, Larry Shapiro photo, one-car crash in Wheeling, Prospect Heights Fire District, shapirophotography.net, Wheeling Fire Department

Wheeling crash with rescue 8/8/16 (more)

Aug 9

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video from the Wheeling crash with rescue 8/8/16

Tags: car over the retaining wall of a pond, crash scene video, firefighters rescue crash victim, Gene's Towing, Larry Shapiro, shapirophotography.net, ShapPhoto on YouTube, towing and recovery video, Wheeling Fire Department

Wheeling crash with rescue 8/8/16

Aug 8

Posted by Admin in Crash scene photos, crash scene video, Fire Department News, Motor vehicle accident, Technical Rescue, Towing and Recovery | Comments off

Wheeling firefighters along with mutual aid companies from several surrounding towns were sent to the area of 9930 Capitol Drive on Monday afternoon for a reported car into a pond with people trapped. Wheeling Chief 2400 was the first on the scene advising that a car was perched over a concrete retaining wall with at least one occupant inside. Along with the divers and boats that were en route, an urgent request was made for a tow truck to secure the car so firefighters could retrieve the driver.

Several of the incoming units were returned after the nature of the incident was known and work began to secure the SUV and then remove the driver, who proved to be the only occupant.

tow operator secures car stuck on a wall

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fire department divers view a car on a retaining wall with the driver inside

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firefighters secure a car with a rope around a tree

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fire department divers remove the driver from a car on a retaining wall

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firefighter paramedics carry a patient up a hill

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The driver sheared off a fire hydrant and hit two cars before plunging over the retaining wall.

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Larry Shapiro photo

an SUV dangles over a retaining wall of a pond

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heavy wrecker picks up car from retention pond

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more photos at shapirophotography.net

Tags: car over the retaining wall of a pond, firefighters rescue crash victim, Gene's Towing, Larry Shapiro, shapirophotography.net, Wheeling Fire Department

Prospect Heights MVA with entrapment 11-7-13

Nov 7

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, MVA, Towing and Recovery | Comments off

This from Larry Shapiro:

Prospect Heights had a three ambulance response to an MVA on Schoenbeck Road at Willow Road just before 6PM. They found a Nissan SUV on it’s side with two unbelted occupants precariously positioned inside. They removed the windshield and the rear tailgate to facilitate removal of the victims. Two were transported and the third ambulance was returned.

I arrived a bit late, just as they had finished removing the 2nd patient. Here are some shots of the scene and there are more on my site HERE.