December 22, 2007 - At 12:39, units were dispatched for a vehicle accident on Rt. 36 at the off ramp from Interstate 68. Engine 162 arrived and found a 2 vehicle accident and reported double entrapment with 1 serious injury. An additional Squad was then requested from Co. 18. Engine 171 and Squad 16 arrived and prepared for extrication. It was then found that only one patient was trapped and that the other had just not yet gotten out of the vehicle. An elderly female, who was the front seat passenger in the red car, was found to be unresponsive and barely breathing. Due to her condition, the decision was made to due a rapid extrication through the driver's side. The was removed from the vehicle and packaged for transport while awaiting the medic unit's arrival, with extrication completed at 12:47. The female patient was transported Priority 1 to the Trauma Center at WMHS Memorial Campus. Two other patients were also transported to the Trauma Center with less serious injuries. The husband of the first patient, who was the driver of the red car was transported Priority 2 and the driver of the orange pickup was transported Priority 3.

Heavy fog enveloped the area and contributed to the accident. An Engine from Co. 14 was also request to assist in shutting down Rt. 36 due to the fog and for accident reconstruction. The driver of the red car was determined to be at fault, when he failed to yield the right-of-way while exiting the Interstate. He pulled into the path of the other vehicle after not seeing it due to the fog.

This was the second accident due to the fog on Rt. 36 this day. Approximately 2 hours earlier an accident occurred a 1/2 north on Rt. 36 in front of the Burger King. There were minor injures in the first accident, and all patients refused transport.

Units on the scene included: Engine 162, Squad 16, Utility 16, Engine 17 (Shaft), Squad  18 (Midland), Engine-Tanker 14 (Clarysville), Medic 343 (Cumberland), Medic 359 (Frostburg Ambulance), and Medic 371 (LaVale Rescue). Assistant Chief 16A, Mike Kucharczyk, was the incident commander.