Strange 2-car MVA in Gresham, OR 5-12-2015

[Guest]

A few minutes before 4 PM, Gresham and Portland units were dispatched to a report of a car on its roof at 162nd Ave. and Stark St.

A car hit a pole on 162nd Ave. about 150 feet north of Stark St. a major east-west artery. The top 1/3 of the pole broke off and landed behind the car. The impact broke off the top of another pole about 150 feet south of Stark St. That piece of debris was hit by a van that overturned. The female driver was trapped, upside down, suspended by her seat belt. Since there were wires laying on the van, firefighters could not remove the door to rescue her until they were assured the car was not electrically charged. Once it was deemed safe, she was removed and transported to the hospital.

While the gurney was being wheeled to the ambulance, the crowd that had gathered on the sidewalk was cheering and applauding.

The media reported the driver of the first car fell asleep. At 4 PM?




Car #2 on Photo.





Talking to the driver



Working on the door





Removing the driver



Crowd was applauding and cheering



Car #1 that started the whole thing

[CCFR-45]

Nice shots.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[agoulder]

nice pics!

[Guest]

Nice pics. Thanks for the play by play too