From Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company:
UPDATE
JOPPA, MD. (Sept. 14, 2014) — Two more people have died on Joppa and Edgewood roadways, making four since Friday.
Just before 8:00 pm on September 13, the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company (JMVFC) was alerted to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the 1700 block of Trimble Road in Edgewood. When Firefighters and Paramedics arrived, they found an adult male who was in grave condition. He was quickly packaged and taken by JMVFC paramedic unit to the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center where he later succumbed to his injuries. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the collision.
Not too long after leaving the collision on Trimble Road, the JMVFC was sent to Hanson Road and state route 24 in Edgewood for a motor vehicle collision. A pediatric patient was taken by JMVFC paramedic unit to the Johns Hopkins Children’s Trauma Center in stable condition. Maryland State Police are investigating this collision.
At 1:16 am on September 14, the JMVFC was sent to Philadelphia Road, state route 7, and Gunpowder Ridge Road for a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, Firefighters and Paramedics found a collision involving a motorcycle. The injuries to the motorcyclist were severe and the adult male was pronounced dead at the scene. Philadelphia Road was closed while the Maryland State Police investigated the collision.
These two fatalities bring the total number of people killed on Joppa and Edgewood Roads this weekend to four. We initially reported on September 12 that one person was transported to University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in grave condition. We have since been notified that the patient was pronounced dead at the hospital. The adult male was a motorcyclist involved in a collision on Mountain Road, state route 152, at Jerusalem Road, near Mountain Branch Golf Course in Joppa. This was the second fatality on Mountain Road in less than two hours and less than a mile apart. The first was at Mountain Road and Old Mountain Road South. At that collision, one person was killed and two others were taken to area hospitals.
Two more people have died on Joppa and Edgewood roadways, making four since Friday.
Just before 8:00 pm on September 13, the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company (JMVFC) was alerted to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the 1700 block of Trimble Road in Edgewood. When Firefighters and Paramedics arrived, they found an adult male who was in grave condition. He was quickly packaged and taken by JMVFC paramedic unit to the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center where he later succumbed to his injuries. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the collision.
Not too long after leaving the collision on Trimble Road, the JMVFC was sent to Hanson Road and state route 24 in Edgewood for a motor vehicle collision. A pediatric patient was taken by JMVFC paramedic unit to the Johns Hopkins Children’s Trauma Center in stable condition. Maryland State Police are investigating this collision.
At 1:16 am on September 14, the JMVFC was sent to Philadelphia Road, state route 7, and Gunpowder Ridge Road for a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, Firefighters and Paramedics found a collision involving a motorcycle. The injuries to the motorcyclist were severe and the adult male was pronounced dead at the scene. Philadelphia Road was closed while the Maryland State Police investigated the collision.
These two fatalities bring the total number of people killed on Joppa and Edgewood Roads this weekend to four. We initially reported on September 12 that one person was transported to University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in grave condition. We have since been notified that the patient was pronounced dead at the hospital. The adult male was a motorcyclist involved in a collision on Mountain Road, state route 152, at Jerusalem Road, near Mountain Branch Golf Course in Joppa. This was the second fatality on Mountain Road in less than two hours and less than a mile apart. The first was at Mountain Road and Old Mountain Road South. At that collision, one person was killed and two others were taken to area hospitals.
Two motor vehicle collisions in Joppa leave one person dead and several others injured this evening.
JOPPA, MD. (Sept. 12, 2014) — At 6:36 pm, the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company (JMVFC) was alerted to a vehicle collision on state route 152, Mountain Road, at Old Mountain Road Central, Joppa. Upon arrival, Firefighters found a three vehicle collision with two people trapped.
Additional resources were requested bringing 2 more JMVFC paramedic units and a paramedic unit and rescue truck from the Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company (KVFC). The JMVFC Firefighters used their Jaws of Life to peel away the mangled metal from the two trapped occupants. Unfortunately, one of the patients, an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second trapped patient was also an adult male. He was removed and ultimately transported to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore by JMVFC paramedic unit. The driver from the second vehicle, an adult male, was taken to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Trauma Center by JMVFC paramedic unit in serious condition. The driver from the third vehicle refused treatment and transport.
At 7:53 pm, the JMVFC was alerted to another vehicle collision on Mountain Road. This collision was near Jerusalem Road, in front of Mountain Branch Golf Course. When they arrived, Firefighters found a collision involving a vehicle and a motorcycle. The motorcyclist was transported to the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center by JMVFC paramedic unit in grave condition. The driver of the vehicle refused treatment and transport. As of 9:00 pm, Mountain Road remains closed between Greenspring Avenue and Jerusalem Road while the Maryland State Police investigate the collisions.
Additional resources were requested bringing 2 more JMVFC paramedic units and a paramedic unit and rescue truck from the Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company (KVFC). The JMVFC Firefighters used their Jaws of Life to peel away the mangled metal from the two trapped occupants. Unfortunately, one of the patients, an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene
