By Mike Frizzell
Lawrence Journal World – December 9, 2013
Lawrence Police and Fire Medical crews are on the scene of a car accident in the 1000 block of Massachusetts Street this morning.
Crews were called about 3:10 a.m. on reports of a vehicle crashed through the storefront of Pyramid Pizza at 1029 Massachusetts Street.
Police arrived quickly and immediately reported injuries. Fire units arrived to confirm that one person was pinned in the vehicle and would need to be extricated. A second person was ejected from the vehicle.
Both people have serious injuries, including long bone (arms/legs) fractures.
A LifeStar helicopter picked up the driver of the vehicle at the Liberty Memorial Central Middle School landing zone. This person was only described as a 37-year-old male. He was reportedly thrown from the vehicle in the crash and suffered a possible head injury.
The second injured person, said to be a 22-year-old female, was transported by ground after being extricated from the vehicle. Medics reported that she was “extremely combative.”
Both injured people were transported to the University of Kansas hospital in Kansas City, Kansas.
Police believe the accident was a “high speed crash.” There were no reports of anyone inside the lower level of the building when the crash occurred.
The residents of 1025.5 Massachusetts Street reported a smoke odor inside their apartment following the accident. Firefighters responded to that scene and were able to determine that there was no fire. The residents were kept out of the building as a precaution.
Police report damaged windows on neighboring businesses.
Due to the large response from Lawrence Fire Medical crews, some off-duty personnel were called in to staff reserve units and handle other calls throughout the city. Lawrence Police held over their late swing shift officers to help with the accident and handling other calls for service. Those officers were allowed to go off-duty around 4:30 a.m..
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