"Walk Don't Run"

We were working the late shift at the 911 center one cold October night.... We received a call that someone had struck a pedestrian on the highway about a 1/2 mile east of the light. They were not familiar with the area so we were still talking with them getting a landmark when the caller yelled the pedestrian had been struck again.

We dispatched the fire department and ambulance to the scene. We had called Syscom to check availability for the helicopter in case it was needed. When the OIC radioed back that the situation was 10-1 (OK) they had a priority 4 (fatal) "scarecrow" in the roadway.

Someone's dressed up Halloween decoration had just been run over. With a sigh of relief and a chuckle we called and cancelled the helicopter.

Jackie Hatton
FFI/EMT-B
Hebron Md.