From a reader:
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get pictures, however, I was listening to the fire radio at that time . Bolingbrook engine and medic 3 got there first. Lisle Woodridge engine 52, medic 51, battalion 51 and tower 53 were toned out shortly after Bolingbrook got on scene. Bolingbrook engine 5 was also on scene. The victim was announced DOA . ( medic 51 got canceled, and as a side note, lisle Woodridge had a ton of medical calls yesterday, so medic 52 was unavailable)
Excerpts from CBSChicago.com:
A 19-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on I-355 Sunday evening near southwest suburban Woodridge.
About 8:30 p.m., a 2002 GMC Envoy was traveling north on I-355 near 75th Street when it struck the right wall, rolled over several times and trapped the driver under it, according to Illinois State Police.
The driver, Adalberto Lopez, of Chicago, was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:04 p.m., police said. He was the only occupant of the SUV and no other injuries were reported.
#1 by Ted on March 29, 2016 - 3:07 PM
“I know how it feels to be a firefighter considering I ride along with Engine 52”.
I hope you get on the job if that is your aspiration. If not I hope you enjoy your time riding with whatever FD you choose. I understand now what you meant and hopefully in the future you can make it a little clearer. But the above statement proves everything Joe and I were talking about.
#2 by Daniel Hynd on March 29, 2016 - 1:26 PM
I know how it feels to be a firefighter considering I ride along with Engine 52 , and have been on a lot of calls. When I saw “good call” I don’t mean good as in enjoyable, I mean good as in unusual and big. Lisle Woodridge rarely gets any big calls like house fires or MVA’S especially in Woodridge
#3 by Joe on March 29, 2016 - 12:45 PM
The DH, I appreciate what you do as a photographer. Thank you for what you do and thanks for providing your shots to the rest of us for training, safety, and learning. It really is much appreciated.
I jumped down Daniel’s throat because of his callous language. If it’s not what he meant to say, he should have said it better the first time. This isn’t a stream of consciousness. You have the choice to write, edit, or not even post at all. If he meant “good call” as in a call were the firefighters got to do some work, that’s fine, he should have said that. What he said reads like someone who doesn’t understand what it’s like to see a dead kid. Many of us do, and as Ted said twice now, if we had the choice, we’d never see anything like that again and be better off for it.
#4 by Ted on March 29, 2016 - 12:31 PM
I agree, Joe. Not sure if you are on the job or not Daniel but if you are you will get that “good call” one day. Rest assured, you will hope you never get a call again where a young person has passed. I have seen it several times and it is always hard to get the thought out of your head. Especially when it is sudden. I understand the enthusiasm for the job and the excitement of emergency scenes but be careful what you wish for.
If you are a fan then you probably don’t understand how miserable it is to see someone mangled in a car wreck and the horrible feeling you have when you cant help them. Especially a young person. You really need to stick to taking pictures of fire ground scenes and apparatus photos.
#5 by The DH on March 29, 2016 - 12:19 PM
Joe, before you jump down his throat, a “good call” doesn’t necessarily mean “hey that was awesome” or “that was cool”… a good call could mean you actually did work. Atleast, that is usually what I mean when I say it. And before you jump down my throat, I am on the job (full-time), but I am also a photographer. I typically don’t shoot accidents for the victims’ privacy, but as MM said, it is public record. And it is unfortunate there was a loss of life, but I don’t think Daniel was diminishing the loss of life at all…
#6 by Joe on March 29, 2016 - 11:41 AM
Daniel, you consider a fatal vehicle crash to be a “good call”? That’s pretty horrible. Try thinking of the family of the young man who died, or the firefighters and paramedics that responded to this scene who have to go to bed that night with the face of a dead kid on their mind. A good call? Hardly. Grow up, get on the job somewhere, then you can decide what a good call is. As a fan, you don’t get to decide that a fatal crash is a “good call.”
I appreciate the photographers that work hard to get great shots of fires and other emergency scenes as much as anyone. However, let’s not forget that there are real people behind those fires, this was a real person that died. Have some respect. Shots and videos of fires are great for training purposes, for safety, and for learning new ideas and techniques that those of us who are firefighters can utilize in order to save a life one day, maybe even our own. They aren’t for gawking, showing off, or your own enjoyment.
#7 by mm on March 29, 2016 - 2:30 AM
Nah….it’s all public record. Just as acceptable to get pictures of this as any good working fire.
#8 by Daniel Hybd on March 28, 2016 - 8:14 PM
For me it was, especially because lisle Woodridge rarely gets any good calls
#9 by Ted on March 28, 2016 - 7:28 PM
There is nothing unfortunate about not getting pictures of a fatal car wreck. Especially a 19 year old kid who has a family mourning the loss.