MVAinto Kenansville Baptist Church

On June 29, 2023, Duplin County Communications dispatched Kenansville VolunteerFire Department, Duplin County EMS, and Kenansville Police to Routledge Street at Kenansville Baptist Church foran MVA. Kenansville units arrived and found a single person pinned and unresponsive in the vehicle. Extrication was started, and a medical helicopterwas requested to respond to the hospital one block away. The patient was removed from the vehicle and transported to the hospital, the helicopterwas cancelled, and the patient was declared deceased. It is believed the driverexperienced a medical emergency causing the accident to occur. Once the investigation was completed and the damage and hole in the church sanctuary was patched, all Kenansville units cleared the call.

- Submitted by David Miller

Overturned TractorTraileron I-40

On June 20, 2023, Sampson County 911 Communications dispatched Faison VolunteerFire Rescue, Sampson County EMS, and North Carolina State Highway Patrol to NC 403 Highway at the Interstate 40 eastbound on-ramp foran MVA. Faison units found a tractortraileroverturned on its passengerside blocking the eastbound I-40 entrance ramp. The truck occupants were not injured and refused care of EMS. The ramp was closed while waiting forthe vehicle to be removed from the roadway.

- Submitted by David Miller