FIRE & EMS WATCH
Car slams into tree
Becky Robinette Wright

Becky Robinette Wright/Chesterfield Observer The driver of this car was transported to the hospital for injuries after losing control and hitting a tree.

As firefighters at Bensley Station on Dundas Road were preparing for breakfast and a shift change on Apr. 24 around 7:23 a.m., they were called to a crash within yards of the station. County police, fire crews and medics responded to Dundas' intersection with Westwood and found a car smashed into a large tree. The driver was removed, given assistance and transported to the hospital. The accident is under investigation, and the condition of the driver has not been released.

Head-on collision 

Two vehicles were involved in a head-on crash amidst thick and busy traffic at the crossroads of Belmont and Turner roads on Apr. 24 around 9:22 a.m. Dale Fire and EMS crews and county police responded, along with an additional ambulance from the Ettrick-Matoaca Volunteer Rescue Squad. Capt. Lonnie Lewis of Dale Station said one person was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. The crash is under investigation, and police have not said if charges will be filed. The condition of the patient has not been released.

Becky Robinette Wright/Chesterfield Observer A busy intersection led to a head-on collision between two vehicles at Belmont and Turner roads.

Stranded boat, suspicious fire

The crew of Enon's Fireboat #6 was temporarily set off course on Apr. 25 around 9:15 p.m. when they received a report of a stranded boat on the Appomattox River. Unable to find the boat, the dispatcher finally received additional information indicating that the caller was confused and the boat was actually on the James River. Fireboat #6 changed course and discovered the boat had struck a partially submerged log, disabling the vessel. The crew towed the stranded boaters back to safety.

While returning to port, the crew learned an unattended campfire in the Dutch Gap/Henricus Park area was spreading. Personnel on board took quick action and extinguished the blaze. The crew finally arrived back to the station at 11:43 p.m.

Becky Robinette Wright/Chesterfield Observer The front of this car was pulverized after hitting a concrete wall on Jefferson Davis Highway.

Car smacks concrete wall 

A concrete barrier proved to be an unmovable problem for one motorist on Apr. 24 around 8 a.m., when they lost control of their vehicle and crashed into the barrier at 14800 Jefferson Davis Hwy. The front end of the vehicle was destroyed. Officials said one person was transported to the hospital. That person's condition has not been released.

Single-vehicle accident on Courthouse

Courthouse Station's Engine and Medic 20, along with county police, responded to the 1000 block of Courthouse Road for a single-vehicle accident around 12:14 p.m. on Apr. 24. One patient was transported to a local hospital. The crash is under investigation, and the condition of the patient has not been released.