CarStrikes Deck in Brockton

Around 1415 on January 25, 2023, the Brockton (MA) Fire Department struck theirBox-4226 fora carinto a house at the intersection of North Cary Street and Beacon Park. Engine-7, Squad-A, Ladder-4, TSU, Car-56 and EMS responded. Engine-7 arrived to find a single- vehicle MVAwith a carthat had struck a support beam fora deck on the rearof the building. The vehicle smashed through a chain link fence priorto colliding with the house. An occupant of the vehicle was transported to the Good Samaritan Medical Centerwith unknown injuries. The drivernarrowly missed being struck by a metal fence post that smashed through the windshield and landed in the passenger compartment. Arepresentative from the building department was requested to the scene to check forstructural damage to the deck. The Brockton Police were on the scene investigating the cause of the crash.

- Fire News photo by Pat Travers