Our engine crew of four was operating at a two vehicle MVA. Injuries were minor and the vehicles ended up in the median just past the intersection where the incident occured. Our engine was spotted behind the incident and angled towards the shoulder. As we were working with the medics to extract one of the patients to a long board I looked up and noticed a vehicle coming our way. Our engineer had put cones out in a line extending out from the front bumper running parallel to the incident. The vehicle barely missed the front of the engine, and then proceeded to run right over the closest cone to our position. All of this happened without the driver even tapping the brakes. The driver just continued on his way.
LESSONS LEARNED:
If the driver had been a few feet over he would have struck the vehicle we were working on. There was still a patient in the vehicle and 3 of us working outside the vehicle. Even with the engine (lights on) and cones blocking the incident this driver was able to sneak through. Another apparatus possibly could have deterred this driver. Even more important is use of traffic vests and especially keeping your head on a swivel. Have those not working on the patient keeping a close eye on traffic. Stay alert and communicate.
