ESSEX — A crash on Apple Street in Essex over the weekend resulted in the driver being transported via medical helicopter to a Boston area trauma hospital.
The crash, which took place near 129 Apple St. around 1:17 p.m. Saturday, involved a single SUV in which the driver was the sole occupant, according to the Essex Fire and Police Department. The driver crashed his black SUV into a stone wall off Apple Street, said police chief Paul Francis, who did not release the man’s name.
Firefighters used struts to stabilize the SUV before removing the driver. The driver was then transported by Beauport Ambulance paramedics to a Boston Medflight helicopter waiting at Shepard Memorial Park off Martin Street.
On Monday, fire Chief Ramie Reader said rescue personnel took only moments to transport the victim to Shepard Memorial Park for the emergency helicopter transport. Medflight helicopters typically use Shepard Memorial Park as a staging area, police said. The park is adjacent to Town Hall on Martin Street.
Reader said he did not know the condition of the driver, and that the crash is still under investigation.
“At this time, we don’t know how it happened,” he said.
“Essex Police and Massachusetts State Police investigated the crash,” Francis said.
Stephen Hagan can be reached at 978-675-2708 or at shagan@northofboston.com.