Sykesville, MD : Sykesville man injured in vehicle crash on Thursday night,August 13th 2015

An elderly Sykesville man was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore after his vehicle crashed into a parked car in a driveway Thursday night.
The Sykesville-Freedom District fire company was the first to respond to the collision, which occurred at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday in the 6700 block of Macbeth Way in Eldersburg. The parked vehicle was on its side under the second vehicle, according to a post on the Sykesville fire company's website. One individual was trapped inside the vehicle on top, a 2000 Chevrolet SUV, according to a spokesman of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, which is investigating the crash.
Crews worked to stabilize both vehicles in order to safely remove and treat the trapped individual. Several stabilization jacks were placed around the two vehicles, and anchoring chains were also used to secure both vehicles, according to Sykesville fire company's website.
"The stabilization is critical as no vehicle is allowed to be moved to keep the patient from further harm and the rescuers safe. Vehicle collisions and rescues of this type are few, but they require the rescuers to have the experience and focus to handle difficult rescues. This rescue went smoothly due to the ongoing and frequent technical training that Sykesville's crews participate in," according to the website post by Sykesville firefighter and EMT Bill Flanagan.
After the man was safely extricated from the vehicle and taken to a landing site, he was transported to an area hospital by the Maryland State Police in a medevac helicopter.
Cpl. Jon Light, of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, said the investigation was ongoing but the preliminary investigation showed the vehicle left the roadway several times before the crash, damaging a fence at one property and a mailbox at another before finally striking the parked vehicle.
Alcohol is not believed to a be a factor, according to Light. He had no additional information on the man's condition and did not release his name.
Sykesville fire crews remained at the scene for tow trucks to arrive. The placement of the vehicle had a risk of fire from sparks caused by tow trucks separating the two vehicles and from combustible fluids such as gas and oil that had leaked in the collision, according to the website.


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Man sent to shock trauma after Eldersburg crash