Winfield assists Mt. Airy on Overturned Vehicle/Rescue

At 05:44 hours, units were dispatched to Route 27 & Route 26 for a reported motor vehicle crash with entrapment, vehicle off of the roadway. Paramedic 149, Engine 141 and Rescue 1 responded. Units were unable to find anything in the area and were directed by dispatch to proceed south on Route 27 looking for a vehicle that had left the roadway. Rescue 1 finally located the vehicle between North Main Street and Watersville Road. Rescue 1 advised that they had a well drilling vehicle off of the roadway and confirmed the entrapment. Paramedic 17, Engine 12, and Utility 14-1 all responded to assist. The vehicle had left the roadway, traveling through a guardrail, down a steep enbankment and overturning on to the drivers side of the vehicle. Crews went to work extricating the trapped driver. Special requests were made for the MSP helicopter, Browning Towing and Shock Trauma's Go Team. The patient was extricated at 07:05 and transported via helicopter to Shock Trauma. Route 27 was closed for the duration of the incident.