Alexandria paramedic Joshua Weissman still critical after fall from overpass. Audio from car fire and rescue of medic.
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Official press release from City of Alexandria:
The City of Alexandria announces that the Alexandria Fire Department paramedic that was critically injured on the evening of February 8 is Joshua Weissman, 33, of Bristow, VA. Weissman is a seven-year veteran of the Alexandria Fire Department, and was hired in April 2006. As of this morning he remains in critical condition at Washington Hospital Center.
At approximately 6:21 p.m. on February 8, 2012, the Alexandria Fire Department responded to reports of a car on fire on the northbound lanes of I-395 near South Glebe Road. An Alexandria ambulance, of which Weissman was part of the crew, stopped in the northbound lanes of I-395 alongside the HOV lane to reach the burning vehicle. During the course of leaving the ambulance, Weissman fell off the roadway and into Four Mile Run Creek, which is approximately 20 feet below the interstate. Weissman was rescued from the creek by firefighters from Alexandria City and Arlington County and transported to MedStar with life-threatening injuries. The cause of the accident is under investigation by Virginia State Police.
From Google Maps, gap between spans where Paramedic Weissman fell.
An Alexandria paramedic is in critical condition after he plunged from an overpass along I-395 in Shirlington while responding to a car fire near South Glebe Road on Wednesday night.
Alexandria Fire Department paramedic Joshua Weissman, 33, of Bristow, Va. was leaving an ambulance at the scene and fell from the interstate into Four Mile Run Creek, approximately 20 feet below the interstate. The creek is described as rocky.
Weissman, who is with the Seminary Road Station in Alexandria, was extricated from the creek by Alexandria City and Arlington County firefigthers and taken to Med Star with life threatening injuries. He is currently in critical condition at Washington Hospital Center.
