Lexus ES300 sedan crashes into Cape Cod Church

Woman taken by MedFlight to Boston hospital after crash
By Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
Posted Apr. 25, 2015 at 9:06 PM
Updated at 10:21 PM


ORLEANS — A woman was taken by MedFlight helicopter to a Boston hospital Saturday after a car she was in crashed into the Orleans United Methodist Church on Main Street, according to the fire department. Her husband, who was driving the car, was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with minor injuries.

Rescuers responded to the church just after 6 p.m., according to firefighter Thomas Pellegrino.


SPECULATION BY A FIREFIGHTER? :

The couple, who are in their 80s, were traveling north on Route 28 when their vehicle allegedly ran a red light and swerved to avoid a vehicle, according to Pellegrino. The man accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake and crashed into the building, Pellegrino said.

Police would not comment on the crash as it remains under investigation.

When rescuers arrived on scene, they helped the couple out of their car. The woman has a fractured ankle and another possible injury, while her husband had minor injuries from his seatbelt, he said.

Part of the wall of the church was pushed in, but the exact damage is under investigation by the building inspector, Pellegrino said.

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Car crashes into Orleans church

April 25, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORLEANS – Orleans Police and Orleans Fire-Rescue were dispatched to the intersection of 73 Main Street at Route 28 for a reported car into the Orleans United Methodist Church with unknown injuries. Upon arrival, first responders found that a Lexus ES300 sedan had driven off the roadway into the corner of the church with airbag deployment and significant front-end damage to the car.

Initial size-up by fire crews determined two parties were trapped in the vehicle requiring extrication.

 One of the victims was an elderly female suffering serious lower extremity injuries, prompting a call for MedFlight. A mutual-aid ambulance was requested from Eastham and both parties were extricated from the vehicle. The female with serious injuries was transported to Barnstable Municipal Airport to meet the helicopter for transport to a Boston area trauma center. The other injured party was transported by the Eastham ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital.

Traffic was slowed until the vehicle could be cleared from the scene. An Orleans Building inspector was called to assess the damage to the church. The crash is under investigation by the Orleans Police Department.

Reporting and photos by CWN associate Craig Chadwick




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