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03/24/2007 09:49:02 PM · #1 |
I was out for a ride this afternoon and came upon some red lights and road blocks so I found a place to park, grabbed my camera and walked closer. The photos below are what I saw.
As far as I know the driver was alone in the car and currently is in fair condition at the hospital (more shook up than injuried).
I will try to tell the story with captions.
At Over 40 MPH this is the path the car took to enter the river. Take notice how close the tracks are to the tree at right, Certainly could have been much worse.
Police prepared to tape off the bridge so they could keep the nosey bystanders such as myself back from the area.
After 30 Minutes of planning they decided to tie the tape to the end of the bridge.
Now that the tape is in place I have to be creative to get my shot.
Before they chased me away I managed to grab a few close up shots of the car.
Closest I could get.
This and the following 2 shots are of the car being lifted from the river.
All photos shot with D-200 with 80-200 2.8 mounted. the last 3 photos were shot at 1000-1600 ISO which brought out some noise. Comments are welcome.
Message edited by author 2007-03-24 22:04:32.
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03/25/2007 01:11:02 AM · #2 |
Updating this story,
The girl driving the car is ok a few bumps and bruises but no major injuries. From the talk I have heard on my police scanner They are saying that She has Bi-Polar Disorder and apparently had a problem with her medication She blacked out behind the wheel just as she stepped on the gas to pull away from a parked position Drove straight for about a block and a half and jumped a curb went across a grassy area that just moments earlier had a few young boys fishing from. The car was in the air for about 30 feet landing in the water, The Current from a dam that is only a few 100 yards up the river pushed the car under a bridge and upstream about 75 yards. A cop arrived a few moments later and jumped in to the ice cold water and got the girl out of the car and brought her to shore. I showed up shortly afterwards. I did get to talk to the cop that jumped in the water after he returned with a dry uniform on, He was very humble about it. I also found out he is a hobby photogragher. He asked for copies of the photos I took minus the few I have kept to try and sell to the local paper as I didn't see any of their photogs there tonight.
recent update is the girl is still in hospital recovering from some plastic surgery that she needed from hitting her face on the windshield. police are still questioning and looking for people who witnessed the crash, apparently the girl doesnt remember much and her story has alot of holes in it.
Message edited by author 2007-03-27 23:51:40.
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03/25/2007 01:15:53 AM · #3 |
"Bugzeye, Crime Scene Investigator"
Well, I guess you were at the right place at the right time. But aren't police scanners illegal?
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03/25/2007 01:17:10 AM · #4 |
They are legal here.
Originally posted by Blue Moon:
"Bugzeye, Crime Scene Investigator"
Well, I guess you were at the right place at the right time. But aren't police scanners illegal? |
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03/25/2007 01:19:53 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Blue Moon:
"Bugzeye, Crime Scene Investigator"
Well, I guess you were at the right place at the right time. But aren't police scanners illegal? |
We always had one... Mom would keep it on whenever Dad was on duty. But that was a long time ago, early 1980s and such.
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03/25/2007 01:20:17 AM · #6 |
what is illegal here though is not protecting the patients right to privacy, they should not have given her medical condition out over the air. However that was already the rumor floating around the crowd that was hanging around and because this is a small town most everyone will know by Monday anyway.
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03/25/2007 01:20:42 AM · #7 |
Wow, nice sequence! Glad to hear the driver is OK. Good luck marketing the shots. :)
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03/25/2007 01:29:10 AM · #8 |
Thanks, I have been waiting on a chance to try this lens out in a low light situation. I am real happy with the results. However if I had to do it again I would probably take a SB flash along. The onboard was useless tonight.
Originally posted by L2:
Wow, nice sequence! Glad to hear the driver is OK. Good luck marketing the shots. :) |
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03/25/2007 03:08:23 AM · #9 |
| Nice series, and neat story about the cop, too. Don't forget to tell him about this place. :-) |
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03/25/2007 03:18:54 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
what is illegal here though is not protecting the patients right to privacy, they should not have given her medical condition out over the air. However that was already the rumor floating around the crowd that was hanging around and because this is a small town most everyone will know by Monday anyway. |
It would be normal for something like that to go out over a scanner---just not to that extent. A patient report going in sounds something like this: "We're in route with a 25-year-old female patient of Dr. Jones. The patient crashed into river after blacking out. Pulse is 100. BP 130/85. On 100% O2 at 3 liters/min---Pulse Ox is 97%. Patient has a history of bi-polar disorder, is currently prescribed sertraline, and has had recent complications with the medication. We're three minutes from your location. Any questions or orders?"
It's not a right-to-privacy issue as name and race are never given out (RE: shouldn't be). It's vital information that needs to go ahead to the ER. I heard thousands of these growing up in my family (which consists of two paramedics, a RN, and three law enforcement officers).
A lucky individual---and the lens looked like it worked pretty well.
Message edited by author 2007-03-25 03:19:18. |
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03/25/2007 03:49:40 AM · #11 |
True, However this call was 4 hours old when I heard the info. The cops alot of times will use their radios to communicate with one another inside the station. They were passing information along to the next shift. This was not the EMT or Paramedics giving the info over the air, It was the police they gave name DOB current medical condition.
When it comes to privacy rights I know where they stand, My wife is a Medical Staff and Medical Records Office Manager her boss is the Privacy Officer at the hospital. They are very strict with how records are dealt with due to the wisconsin privacy act
Originally posted by C_A_Morris:
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
what is illegal here though is not protecting the patients right to privacy, they should not have given her medical condition out over the air. However that was already the rumor floating around the crowd that was hanging around and because this is a small town most everyone will know by Monday anyway. |
It would be normal for something like that to go out over a scanner---just not to that extent. A patient report going in sounds something like this: "We're in route with a 25-year-old female patient of Dr. Jones. The patient crashed into river after blacking out. Pulse is 100. BP 130/85. On 100% O2 at 3 liters/min---Pulse Ox is 97%. Patient has a history of bi-polar disorder, is currently prescribed sertraline, and has had recent complications with the medication. We're three minutes from your location. Any questions or orders?"
It's not a right-to-privacy issue as name and race are never given out (RE: shouldn't be). It's vital information that needs to go ahead to the ER. I heard thousands of these growing up in my family (which consists of two paramedics, a RN, and three law enforcement officers).
A lucky individual---and the lens looked like it worked pretty well. |
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03/25/2007 06:30:47 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
True, However this call was 4 hours old when I heard the info. The cops alot of times will use their radios to communicate with one another inside the station. They were passing information along to the next shift. This was not the EMT or Paramedics giving the info over the air, It was the police they gave name DOB current medical condition. |
I figured this might have been the case...which I have a problem with. It poses a problem from time-to-time in my community. I was going to ask who it was sending out the information (i.e., paramedics in route or people gabbing later on), but at 3 AM, I don't always think straight.... |
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