From staff reports
The Burton Fire District and Beaufort County EMS responded to two motor vehicle collisions Friday, Oct. 7, both involving three vehicles, resulting in two occupants and one canine being transported for medical care.
Just past 9:30 a.m., Burton firefighters and county EMS responded to a three-vehicle collision on Trask Parkway at the Laurel Bay Road intersection. One male occupant was transported by Beaufort County EMS with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries.
Due to the damage to his vehicle, indicating the force of impact involved, the occupant’s canine buddy, Missy, was transported by Burton firefighters to a local veterinarian, the Affordable Pet Day Clinic on Parris Island Gateway, as a precaution. The staff at the clinic took Missy back right away, gave her a checkup, and reported she was uninjured.
Burton firefighters then brought a happy and health Missy back to the safety and comfort of her home.
Later in the day, just after 2 p.m., Burton firefighters and county EMS again responded to a three-vehicle collision, this time at the intersection of Robert Smalls Parkway and Shadow Moss Drive. Emergency crews arrived on scene to a collision between a minivan and two motorcycles.
One motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, was transported by county EMS personnel as a precaution due to the damages to his motorcycle, which fire crews described as “broken in half.”
