An adult man was critically injured in a high-speed single-vehicle wreck on I-95 at the 41-mile marker northbound on Monday Aug. 3 at 1:54 p.m.
According to witnesses, the vehicle was traveling northbound, left the roadway on the median side, over-corrected, lost control and skidded sideways across both lanes. The car then went down the embankment and struck several trees.
The impact caused heavy damage to the small 2006 Pontiac G6, displacing the interior. The entire engine and the steering wheel were thrown out of the car.
An off-duty N.C. paramedic and an EMT stopped to render aid and provided excellent patient care prior to the arrival of Fire-Rescue. The two also assisted during the extrication.
Firefighter-paramedics found the driver seat-belted in the car, unconscious and suffering multiple traumatic injuries. Crews used hydraulic rescue tools to free the man. He was treated during the extraction, including IV fluids and medications.