Central and Rockaway [4-19-14]

At 15:04 hours on April 19th the Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with overturn and possible entrapment at the intersection of Central Avenue and Rockaway Turnpike. Upon arriving on scene units were met with a three car accident with one vehicle overturned. There was no entrapment on scene as the driver of the overturned auto was able to self-extricate. LCFD Ambulance 329 went on to transport one person with minor injuries to St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway. All others refused medical attention on scene. Fire department units were under the command of Lawrence Cedarhurst Chief of Department John McHugh [3200]. Once fire department units were released the scene was left in the hands of Nassau County Police.