OH Firefighter Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries in Crash
Source Firehouse.com News
An Ohio firefighter was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries following an apparatus crash Friday.
The accident happened at about 11:30 a.m. as Benton Township firefighters were responding to a structure fire in Pike County, WBNS-TV reports. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ralph Law—the driver of the apparatus—lost control of the rig, and the vehicle drove off the side of the road.
Law, 63, then made an attempt to get the apparatus back on the roadway. But that was unsuccessful, and the emergency vehicle overturned.
Although Law was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash, he still was seriously injured, The Scioto Post reports. Medflight flew him to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Camp Creek and surrounding communities. Please say a prayer for our brother with Benton FD who was injured in a vehicle accident while responding to a structure fire. #RalphLawStrong
Posted by Camp Creek FD on Friday, April 9, 2021
The Camp Creek Fire Department in Lucasville showed its support for Law with an online post Friday that included #RalphLawStrong.
"Please say a prayer for our brother with Benton FD who was injured in a vehicle accident while responding to a structure fire," the post stated.
