At approximately 2:44am on Mon. 6/29/09 and less than 12 hours from the previous extrication call, Mohegan Firefighters and VAC members, along with Yorktown VAC members responded to a reported PIAA with extrication and possible ejection on the Taconic State Pkwy in the area of Rt 132. With units searching the area for it, 60 Control advised responding units that the accident appeared to be on the Taconic State Pkwy north of Rt 6, in Putnam County. First arriving units found one car off the road into a tree in Putnam Valley. Due to the updated location, Putnam Valley FD, Putnam Valley VAC and Mahopac Falls FD Ambulance were also dispatched. Members found the vehicle to be heavily damaged on the passenger side, due to the impact with a tree. With this, the two rear passengers were pinned in the car and needed to be extricated. Firefighters also found that the one front seat passenger to be partially ejected out of the vehicle and concious. Due to the severity of th situation, a LifeNet helicopter was requested to the scene, but was grounded due to weather. Members went to work with the assistance of Putnam Valley FD using the Jaws of Life to remove the rear passenger door to gain access to the two back seat passengers. After fully extricating the two patients, and all three patients in the care of the nemerous EMS personnel on the scene, the accident was turned over to the New York State Police for investigation. All three patients were taken to Westchester Medical Center by the various EMS agencies.
