Bedell Street [10-11-14]

At 01:19 hours on the morning of October 11th, 2014 the Freeport Fire Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with overturn and possible entrapment in front of 320 Bedell Street off of South Main Street. When units arrived on scene they were met with a two vehicle accident with one auto overturned. In the report given to Fire Com the chief reported that he had no entrapment and no aided on scene. Of the two cars involved in the accident one was parked with no one inside at the time of impact while the driver of the overturned SUV fled the scene. Freeport firefighters secured both vehicles by ensuring that there was no fire hazard present and that the overturned auto was well stabilized. Once this was completed fire department units were released from the scene. All fire department units were under the command of Freeport Chief of Department Billy Walsh [2100].