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HAMILTON COUNTY, TENN – Thursday, August 21, 2008 – Just after 10:00 AM, the
Tri Community Volunteer Fire Department and Hamilton County EMS responded to
the 8800 block of East Brainerd Road on a reported rollover accident with
injuries. On arrival, firefighters and medics found a single vehicle, Jeep
Grand Cherokee Laredo, that had rolled over entirely landing back on its
wheels. The vehicle was off the roadway and sitting on a chain link fence.
Outside of the vehicle were the female operator and a small child that
appeared to be under two years of age.
Emergency workers determined that the small child had been ejected from the
vehicle through a window. The child was quickly packaged and transported to
T. C. Thompson Children’s Hospital emergency traffic by Medic 11. The extent
of injury to the child is unknown at this time. The driver of the vehicle
did not appear to be injured by did accompany her child to the hospital.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department Traffic Unit responded to the scene
to conduct the investigation. The cause of the accident is unknown at this
time. East Brainerd Road was closed by the Sheriff’s Department while the
investigation was conducted.
Story and photos by Steve Kellam |
