PINCKARD: At 6:56 PM last evening Ozark – Dale County 911 dispatched Pinckard Police, Echo Rescue, Pinckard Volunteer Fire and Dale County Sheriff Deputies to a motor vehicle accident with injuries.
The accident location was 1024 Lees Bridge Road in Midland City. Reports to Ozark – Dale County 911 a motor vehicle accident with entrapment, single vehicle, vehicle verses tree with one female injured. A one vehicle, single occupant accident.
ECHO Fire – Rescue called a trauma alert. The patient was transported emergency to Southeast Health. The injuries were critical.
Around 6:44 AM Southeast Health notified Dale County Coroner John Cawley the victim from the auto accident passed away. The victim was identified as 61-year-old Susan Hutcheson.
Under today’s laws, the hospital is to notify the Coroner where the chain of events started. This accident was in Dale County. Although the death was in Houston County being in the healthcare facility, the Dale County Coroner has to be notified because that is where the chain of events, the wreck, initiated.
Pinckard Police are in charge of the accident investigation.
