Merrick Road [5-30-13]

At 13:28 hours on the afternoon of May 30th the Baldwin Fire Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with overturn. Units were given the location of 452 Merrick Road just off of Westlake Avenue. Upon arrival first responders found a four vehicle accident with one of the vehicles overturned. On scene were two aided [both inside the Chevy sedan] who were transported to South Nassau by Nassau County Police ambulance and the Baldwin Fire Department. Of the vehicles involved only one [the Chevy Lumina] was mobile while the other three were parked [including the overturned SUV]. Once the aided were transported Baldwin firefighters secured the scene by cutting power to the batteries and handling the spill. After firefighters addressed these issues they were released. All fire department units were under the command of Baldwin Chief of Department Brancato [205]. Broadway and Gemma’s Towing responded to the scene to remove the involved autos. The Chevy sedan that initiated the accident was impounded by Fourth Precinct officers. NCPD ESU Unit 2424 was also called and responded to the scene.