Physical Rescue Assignment, LAFD

LAFD Task Force 15 upgraded this traffic accident on the east bound 10 Freeway at Hoover street to a physical rescue assignment after four patients were injured in a high speed multi car traffic collision in the early morning hours of March 19,2010 at approximately 02:00 am. The driver had to be cut out of the vehicle by Task Force 15 and Heavy Rescue 56 members. Two of the four patients were in critical condition after having to be extricated from the crushed sedan that struck the center divider. The well coordinated extrication took approximately 15minutes to complete with the assistance of Heavy Rescue 56. Photos Jeff Zimmerman, Zimmerman Media LLC