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Friday, February 11, 2011
Firefighters Race to Aid Family Struck by Vehicle (2) Dead, Child Seriously Injured
On February 9, 2011 at 1135 a.m. (3) Companies of Charlotte Firefighters, (2) Battalion Chiefs, (3) Paramedic Units, and (1) Air Ambulance responded to multiple pedestrians struck at 13606 Firenza Circle in Southwest Charlotte.
Firefighters from nearby Station 37 were first to arrive and found three motionless pedestrians that had been struck by a midsize passenger vehicle, (2) adults and one child. CFD crews sprinted into action and immediately began rendering emergency medical care to the injured.
Tragically, the male adult identified as 66-year-old Ji Sheng Lu had succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene. Firefighters and Paramedics raced to save the lives of the young mother and small child who sustained life-threatening injuries. Because of the distance to the closest level 1 trauma center, a air ambulance helicopter was summoned for rapid transport.
Subsequently, both mother and child were transported by Med Center Air to Carolinas Medical Center, the mother clinging to her life and the young child seriously injured. Sadly, the mother identified as 37 year-old Jing Lu and daughter of the deceased succumbed to her injuries later the same evening. The 1 year-old boy is expected to survive.
The driver of the vehicle involved in the tragic incident was not physically injured. The 18 year-old was arrested and charged with two counts of misdemeanor death by vehicle. This tragic incident remains under investigation and further charges could result pending the outcome of the scene reconstruction.
Eternally committed to duty and service,
Mark Basnight | Captain
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