Monday, February 1, 2010 At 18:45 on 1/22/10, Friendswood, TX VFD and EMS was dispatched to a major accident on one of our main thoroughfares at the county line. Here is what happened, per our observations and the PD investigation: A DWI driver in a white Chevy cargo van had stopped to turn left into a business. A lady in a 2008 Mercedes CL63 hit the back of the van at a high rate of speed, causing the van to flip onto its passenger side. The driver of the van was assisted out by a witness and then fled the scene on foot. The female driver was treated at the scene and released.
Engine 24 was the first pumper on scene, with a crew of five. Two secured hazards on the van, and myself and another FF secured hazards on the Mercedes. I used a pair of bolt cutters to cut atleast five cables around the battery, but the flashers on the vehicle were still working. One of the medics on scene said they had had a wreck with a similar car and found the cables in the rocker panel on the passenger side. We ended up popping the trunk and we found a ground wire sticking up on the right side of the trunk. Snipped it, and the lights stopped flashing.