This morning at 11:32 AM the Rhinebeck Fire and Police Departments were dispatched for a rollover auto accident in front of 97 East Market Street in the Village of Rhinebeck. Upon arrival it was determined there was only one occupant in the car, the adult woman driver who was entrapped in the vehicle. Fire department medical personnel entered the vehicle to stabilize the driver and render medical assistance during extrication procedures, which included removing the car’s roof. The driver was then safely extricated from the vehicle.
Apparently the driver lost control of the vehicle, crashed into a parked car and then rolled over in the middle of the street. Rhinebeck police department is continuing investigation as to the cause.
The Rhinebeck FD ambulance transported the driver to Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital for further medical examination and treatment.. Assisting at the scene was Northern Dutchess Paramedics and Tivoli Fire Department Car 1.
