Fire and rescue crews had to remove a roof from a vehicle that was involved in a motor vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in the median near Rt. 180 this morning.
Shortly before 8:30 a.m., a vehicle left the roadway for unknown reasons and crashed through the bushes located in the median of the highway. The front seat passenger was trapped in the vehicle.
Rescue crews using hydraulic rescue tools had to remove the driver's side door and roof of the vehicle in order to access and remove the passenger.
Thankfully, the occupant did not sustain life-threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to Frederick Memorial Hospital. The driver of the vehicle was uninjured.
