North Jerusalem and East Meadow [5-15-13]

On the afternoon of May 16th, the East Meadow and North Bellmore Fire Departments were alerted to a motor vehicle accident with overturn at the intersection of North Jerusalem Road and East Meadow Avenue. Both departments were alerted due to the close proximity of the accident to their districts. Upon arrival a Hurst tool was requested to remove the driver of the overturned Honda sedan. With a slight pry of the door firefighters were able to access the victim to stabilize and remove her. Once removed from the car she was transported to an area hospital by County Ambulance. Firefighters handled the spill on scene and NCPD Emergency Services Unit 2424 up righted the auto. It was said that the elderly driver was making a left turn from East Meadow Avenue onto North Jerusalem when she struck a parked auto causing hers to overturn. Executive Collision and Gemma’s Towing responded to the scene to remove the two vehicles involved in the accident.