Woman & Baby in Ballantyne

On March 23, 2023, at 1301, Charlotte Fire Department’s 7th Battalion companies responded to a two-vehicle MVAwith reported entrapment. Afemale driverand baby were reported pinned inside an overturned vehicle at the intersection of Brixham Hill Avenue and Johnston Road. AFedEx Truck collided with the vehicle causing the overturn. Underthe command of Battalion Chief Charles Horne, firefighters from Engine 32 and Ladder32 worked with E-Draulic Hurst Tools to free the entrapped female driver. Mecklenburg County EMS transported the female driverand baby to Atrium CMC with non-life-threatening injuries. - Fire News photos by Fully Involved Media Group

South Charlotte Double Fatal Pin

On April 4, 2023 at approximately 2130, Charlotte Fire and Mecklenburg EMS responded to a two-SUVMVAwith entrapment on Park Road. Firefighters found multiple victims trapped. A36-year-old female driverin one, and a 49-year-old female front seat passengerand juvenile back seat passengerin the otherwere heavily pinned. Firefighters from Station 16, Rescue 10 and Ladder24 worked simultaneously to extricate victims from both vehicles. EMS pronounced the 36-yearold deceased. The driverand juvenile passengerof the othervehicle w ere taken to the trauma centerat Atrium CMC with serious injuries. The front seat passengerof that vehicle was taken to the trauma centerwith life threatening injuries but died a short time later.

- Fire News photo by Fully Involved Media Group