Derby Crash Sends Driver To Hospital

An image from the Storm Engine Co./Ambulance Corps Co. 2 Facebook page.

Derby rescue crews had to use the jaws of life” cutting tools to remove a driver from a wreck on Hawthorne Avenue Saturday.

According to a Facebook post from Storm Engine Co./Ambulance Corps Co. 2, police, fire and EMS were called to the area of 71 Hawthorne Ave. in west Derby about 8:30 a.m.

One car crashed into two parked cars, according to the Storm Engine Co.

The driver may have suffered a medical issue, triggering the crash. The driver’s side airbag was setoff from the impact, according to radio transmissions. The moving vehicle hit one of the parked cars head-on.

The driver was cut from the car using hydraulic cutting tools made by HURST.

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