5/11/10 - NIESA/Williamston car vs tree accident, 6209 Shoeman

The Northeast Ingham Emergency Services Authority, Williamston station was dispatched to a car vs tree injury accident on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, just before 3:30 PM. A car traveling northbound in the 6200 block of Shoeman Rd in rural Williamstown Township lost control on rain slick roads, sliding off the west side of the road into a tree. NIESA Ambulance 11-16 and Williamston Fire Rescue 11-7 initially responded. Williamston Engine 11-2 also responded from the scene of a house fire assist in Leroy Township. Firefighters initially thought extrication might be required on arrival, but an option was chosen to remove the patient without using tools. The single occupant of the car received injuries that were not life threatening.