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Greenville Police officials work the scene of a five-car accident Friday at the intersection of East Tenth Street and Greenville Boulevard. The wreck sent eight prople to the hospital.
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Woman charged with DWI
Wreck sends 8 to hospital
By Michael Abramowitz
The Daily Reflector
Friday, October 23, 2009
Greenville police charged a local woman with several traffic violations after a late Friday morning wreck involving five vehicles at the intersection of Greenville Boulevard and East 10th Street sent eight people, including a Greenville Fire-Rescue employee, to the hospital, officials said.
The wreck occurred just after 11 a.m. and caused injuries ranging from minor to possibly severe, a department report indicated. No fatalities were reported.
Angela Shoe, 39, of 1509 May Circle was charged with driving while impaired, failure to reduce speed and driving while her operator’s license was revoked, the report indicated.
Brian Spruill, 20, a Greenville Fire-Rescue employee from Bethel, was driving a department pickup truck and was among the injured. He was treated and later released from Pitt County Memorial Hospital. The pileup drew a quick response from rescue personnel.
“We try to get to an accident scene as quickly and safely as possible, but there’s a little increase in anxiety when it involves one of our own,” Doug Branch, fire-rescue battalion chief, said at the scene.
Rescue units from Station 6, about a half-mile away, arrived within two minutes of the wreck and began stabilizing and transporting the injured to the hospital, Branch said.
Nine people were involved in the wreck, but one with very minor injuries declined transport to the hospital, Branch said.
Rescue personnel from three other city stations and Eastern Pines also transported some victims to the hospital, and two engines provided backup service at the scene, Branch said..
The investigation was completed by Friday afternoon, but an investigative narrative on how the wreck happened had not been completed and released by Friday night, a police official said.
Traffic in all directions of both major traffic arteries was stopped for at least a half-mile and continued to back up for more than an hour.
School activity buses carrying fifth-graders from Pactolus and Belvoir to a play on the East Carolina University campus were caught in the traffic jam close to the intersection and missed the performance.
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to Diane
10/27/2009 04:55:12 PM
You can get ANYTHING you want while in jail. Alcohol, drugs... Just have to pay for it, but you can get it.
Suggest removalhoward
10/24/2009 03:21:42 PM
@attention everyone
Suggest removalis this your first day on the internets?? jeez...trolls are trolls. ignore it.
Attention Everyone
10/24/2009 02:31:53 PM
Let's all just ignore Jack and his stupidity/arrogance. If you read posts here on a regular basis, you will see that all of Jack's comments are posted with the intention to inflame people's anger. I think he just gets a big thrill out of p@ssing folks off. Jerk!
Suggest removaljack
10/24/2009 02:17:32 PM
who said anything about being funny
Suggest removalthere is nothing about my comments being funny- I want the fire rescue, police, nurses,doctors and other professionals to be properly trained and act and talk accordingly.I nor anybody else who pays the freight needs "a little increase in anxiety " by any of these people.
ToJack ,JR wilson andTeabag
10/24/2009 12:47:57 PM
You think all of this is funny? Don't worry your day will come. We all have day of pain and misery in our lives. Yours will come soon or later I'm sure you have somebody you care about, or maybe not, but anyway "What's goes around comes
Suggest removalaround." Good luck!!
to "for Jack" from jack
10/24/2009 12:46:36 PM
never been in the Army Infantry, huh
Suggest removalProfessionals have "anxiety" trained out of them for life saving reasons, theirs and others...Apparently you and the Chief missed that part of professional training
lecture
diane
10/24/2009 02:59:25 AM
Drunk in the morning and driving! Forget rehab, jail provides rehab - cold turkey. She should be held responsible for the financial mess she created as well as jail. Maybe if everyone who causes harm to others, including robbery, had to pay restitution after they get out of jail they would be forced to remember what they did for a long time.
Suggest removalJeez
10/24/2009 12:38:14 AM
Drunk at 11 a.m. and out driving without a license! This woman could use some rehab or counseling.
Suggest removalamy
10/23/2009 10:34:52 PM
Greenville police are terrible at redirecting traffic around car accident scenes and it just creates bigger messes
Suggest removalinsane
10/23/2009 10:26:12 PM
I was in that mess this morning. I understand that the police were trying to work on the wreck but there needed to be more officers directing the traffic around. There were people driving the wrong way on streets and turning in front of people everywhere. I saw one wreck (fender bender)that happened as a result of having to go around the original wreck.
Suggest removalfor Jack
10/23/2009 10:18:33 PM
Jack, increased anxiety is a natural tendency when someone who you know is involved in an accident. Stress levels are not something that become limited as a result of professionalism, nor in this case did it seem that the firefighter's performance was hindered in any way. However, if you have a specific complaint, I have no doubt that the fire department would be accepting to any first-hand knowledge you might have on the situation.
Suggest removalpatient
10/23/2009 10:14:54 PM
As someone who was stuck in that mess, I'm surprised there weren't more accidents caused by all the multiple detours through the parking lots. Impatient people were cutting each other off and I definitely felt like I almost hit at least twice. For a wreck that big at a major intersection, you would think a little bit of traffic directing help would be in line.
Suggest removalFed up
10/23/2009 09:34:56 PM
I hope that all are well, but think that stiff punishments should be placed on the driver causing this accident. If you are going to drink, stay home or at least away from the drivers seat....Risking your life is one thing, but putting others at risk is just awful....
Suggest removalPitt County EMT
10/23/2009 09:19:38 PM
Doug Branch is a very professional Battalion Chief.The guys of GFR or like a family or brothers And if one of your family members were involved you would have increased anxiety.Im sure all patients were treated the same.
Suggest removaljack
10/23/2009 08:43:29 PM
"A police report says the woman had two young children in her car at the time."
Suggest removal"but there's a little increase in anxiety when it involves one of our own,â€
please review these quotes and tell me "brotherhood"
brotherhood my but#!!!!
to: Former Firefighter
10/23/2009 08:13:09 PM
Brotherhood, nonsence
Suggest removalIts called stupidity
Former Firefighter
10/23/2009 07:45:41 PM
Jack sounds like a miserable person that has nothing else to do but hate on people that actually have a loving heart for the people they work with...it's called Brotherhood.
Suggest removalJ.R. Wilson
10/23/2009 07:26:23 PM
Black taco?
Suggest removalto all from jack
10/23/2009 07:19:30 PM
I stand by my remark
Suggest removalIt is idiotic for a PROFESSIONAL to imply
( DR wrong on quote or not- they did not make it up-) that there are is a " little increase in anxiety" when there is a Fire Rescue person in a wreck than with others in a wreck. This is still and always will be BULL by "Professionals"....
to the biker.
10/23/2009 04:23:31 PM
To the guy that bikes to the university, you're an idiot. Don't make this about the evil suv's and cars and how we're killing the planet. Human beings were in an accident, I'm glad they're ok!
Suggest removalRe: Jack
10/23/2009 04:16:01 PM
A typical thoughtless remark by Jack. Anyone in any job--fireman, police, doctor, whatever, is going to be more anxious if the person with the emergency is an aquaintance. Plus DR frequently gets quotes wrong.
Suggest removalJacqueline Allen
10/23/2009 03:59:24 PM
I Truly thank God there where no fatalties but you must ask youself were cell phones involved. it's a dangerous thing talking an driving on these streets.
Suggest removalRe: Your (sic) right
10/23/2009 03:02:36 PM
How can you say it's inappropriate to be anxious when responding to an accident when you know you have a personal connection with one of the victims? I guess you'd handle it like any other if you knew it was a close friend or relative that could be badly hurt or even dead, right? Moron.
Suggest removalto: Biker
10/23/2009 02:53:12 PM
You can still be involved in a traffic accident on a bike, except they would be transporting you to the morgue instead of the hospital! I'll stick with my gas-guzzling SUV!
Suggest removalYour right
10/23/2009 02:42:02 PM
If he did say that, it was inappropriate. But keep in mind, DR might have misquoted him. They don't exactly carry around voice recorders when they do interviews. Praying for the recovery of the wounded.
Suggest removalTo Jack
10/23/2009 02:38:36 PM
He did not say they handled him any different, just that there was more anxiety on the way there. If you have never had to entrust your life to another person, you have no idea what he is talking about. No I am not a fireman nor have I ever been.
Suggest removalBiker
10/23/2009 02:12:26 PM
I hope that all are all right but am glad that I bike to the university for work everyday. It saves me thousands of dollars every year, keeps my health up, parking and traffic are never problems, and it is better for the planet. I feel sorry for those people stuck in cars and addicted to oil.
Suggest removalwowzers
10/23/2009 02:08:04 PM
That sucks about the kids missing the play.
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