Meadowbrook State Parkway [8-11-13]

On the morning of August 11th the Merrick Fire Department was dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident with overturn. Responding units were given the location of the northbound Meadowbrook State Parkway north of Sunrise Highway. Upon arrival, first responders found the accident to be just north of Babylon Turnpike. Units were also met with a confirmed overturn and one person still pinned inside the vehicle. Merrick firefighters and members of Nassau County ESU put tools into operation to free the occupant. After a five to ten minute extrication the driver was freed and loaded onto an awaiting stretcher. The lone occupant of the single vehicle accident was transported in County Ambulance 2377. On scene from the Merrick Fire Department were Engines 641 and 643, Heavy Rescue 6412, and one fire department ambulance. Once the victim was removed fire department units were released and All County came to upright and remove the vehicle. During the operation state police closed the northbound lanes of the parkway.