At approx 7:20pm Mahopac Falls FD and EMS were dispatched to Myrtle Avenue in the area of the Mahopac Falls Elementary School for a reported MVA with confirmed entrapment. Mahopac FD EMS also dispatched due to this call being the second EMS call in the Mahopac Falls district. Chief Boyle, 19-1-1 quickly arrived on scene confirming entrapment and requesting the helicopter to launch and land at Mahopac Falls Station 1. Units found a single car MVA, one patient, with serious injuries. Vehicle struck telephone pole on the driver side of the vehicle with severe intrusion into the passenger compartment of the vehicle. Patient was severely entrapped in the vehicle with a extended extrication. Due to the severity of the entrapment, Mahopac FD Rescue 18-6-1 was requested to the scene to assist Mahopac Falls. LifeNet Air 2 crew was transported to the scene to assist in patient care because of the lengthy extrication. Extrication of patient took approx 1 hour. Patient removed from vehicle and turned over to EMS and LifeNet Air 2 crew. Units remained on scene to assist PD with lighting for accident reconstruction. Units cleared the scene shortly after midnight, and Myrtle Avenue remained closed while NYSEG replaced the telephone pole.
