WIFE OF GRIMES CO. FIREFIGHTER INJURED AT ACCIDENT SCENE
The wife of a Grimes County volunteer firefighter is recovering from serious injuries after she was struck by an out-of-control driver at the scene of a crash, Saturday afternoon.
Anderson firefighters were at the scene of an accident north of Anderson, when a pickup approached the scene, swerved off the highway, and stuck the victim, who was standing off the road on private property.
Anderson Volunteer Fire Department Chief Michael Kimich, says the woman shoved a small child out of the path of the pickup before she was struck.
The woman, the wife of an Anderson fireman, was with her husband when he responded in his personal vehicle to the scene of the accident.
She suffered a broken leg and other injuries, but none of them are believed to be life-threatening.
An investigation into the incident continues.
Having been a volunteer firefighter and EMT for 31 years, I seen this way too many times! Working an accident scene, first responders with fire trucks, with lights on ahead of the scene, flagging and trying to slow approaching traffic down and motorist pay no attention….zoom right past…until they see a sheriff deputy or DPS working the scene! PAY ATTENTION PEOPLE! These men and women aren’t out there on the side of the road just for the heck of it! They’re trying to protect the ones that are working the scene…attending to someone who desperately needs help! SLOW DOWN WHEN YOU APPROACH AN ACCIDENT SCENE!