Thursday evening at 7:47 P.M. Golden Valley Firefighters responded to a single vehicle accident on Shipp Drive and San Pedro Road. Captain David Martin stated the vehicle was traveling west bound on Shipp Drive when the 16 year old female driver reportly lost control of her vehicle slamming into a power poll and shearing the poll off at its base. The driver and the passenger, who also was a 16 year old female, were treated on scene by Golden Valley Firefighter/Paramedics and were transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center by River Medical Ambulance with non life threatening injuries. Golden Valley Firefighters along with Mohave County Sheriff deputies stayed on scene untill midnight with Shipp Drive closed, while UniSource Energy installed a new power poll.  

Vehicle roll-over under investigation

Golden Valley Fire Department responded to a single vehicle roll-over on Shinarump Drive and Mohave Trails at 10:15 this morning. The 53 year old female driver lost control of her vehicle in the "S" curves of Shinarump Rd. and rolled multiple times, landing on the roof of the vehicle. Captain David Martin stated that the patient had to be extricated from the vehicle by Golden Valley Firefighters and Paramedics. The patient was transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center by River Medical Ambulance with multiple injuries and is listed as serious but stable. Mohave County Sheriff Department is investigating the accident.

Fatal Motorcycle Accident

Chief Tom O’Donohue reports that Golden Valley Fire Department assisted Bullhead City Fire on a multiple patient motorcycle accident on west bound Hwy-68 Friday afternoon at 1:30 pm.  An organized group of motorcyclists from Phoenix were traveling together when at least one rider came into contact with a vehicle reportedly traveling in the same direction.  A second rider reportedly tried to avoid the collision that sent the first rider into and over the west guardrail where firefighters discovered him deceased about 50-feet over the embankment.  The second motorcyclist was treated by firefighter paramedics and transported to a waiting helicopter for transport to a trauma facility in Las Vegas.  A growing brush fire was extinguished that began as a result of the motorcycle that crashed into the guardrail. Hwy-68 traffic was slowed for well over an hour while DPS investigated the scene.

Truck Fire closes Highway 93

Golden Valley Firefighters aggressively fought a U-Haul truck fire and associated brush fire Thursday at 4:45 pm.  The fire started in the back of the U-Haul truck and spread to the brush along north bound Hwy-93 according to Fire Chief Tom O’Donohue.  O’Donohue reported explosions were heard as fire units arrived, prompting closure of all north bound traffic for about 20-minutes for public safety concerns and due to the growing brush fire. Fire Officials utilized multiple resources due to the Red Flag conditions currently present in Mohave County, taking no chances on the fire spreading up into the hills.  The fire was brought under control within 4-minutes of arrival according to O’Donohue.  There were no injuries and the contents appeared to be a total loss. Golden Valley Fire Marshal Randy Osborn is investigating the cause of the fire which started inside the U-Haul cargo area.

Close call for Motorcyclist

Golden Valley Fire Department Engineer Chad Lewis stands alongside the crashed motorcycle holding the helmet that 58 year old Pamela Guy from Riverside California was wearing when she crashed on Hwy-68 at Mobile Road Thursday morning at 11:00 am.  Pamela and her husband left California this morning on their way to Williams, but their trip was cut short when a pickup pulled out from the Dollar Store area cutting off her and two other motorcyclists. Pamela skidded to avoid the collision and flipped her Harley Davidson motorcycle.  GVFD Chief Tom O’Donohue stressed the importance of wearing full safety gear to give you every advantage if there is an accident.  Pamela was wearing leather chaps and her helmet which skidded along the roadway, saving her head and face from severe injury.  Pamela donated her helmet to the Golden Valley Fire Department to show others the benefits of wearing a DOT approved motorcycle helmet. DPS is looking for the driver of the pickup that continued eastbound after the accident.

3rd Highway Rollover this week

Golden Valley Firefighters treat two victims of this single vehicle rollover on Hwy-68 eastbound at Mile Post 15.  Both occupants were transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center by RMI for traumatic injuries.  According to Fire Chief Tom O’Donohue, seatbelts were a positive factor in this accident where occupants could have been ejected as the vehicle rolled and the windows blew out.  Occupants were on their way to work at the Arizona State Prison when the accident concurred. This accident marks the third such highway speed rollover in the last week on Golden Valley freeways.  

I-40 Rollover

Two units from Golden Valley Fire Department, two units from Yucca Volunteer Fire District, and two ambulances from River Medical responded to a single vehicle, high speed roll-over on Interstate 40 at mile post 41 about 5:45 pm late Tuesday afternoon. The vehicle, a Ford F-350 pickup truck with four occupants was traveling west bound on Interstate 40 when a blown tire is believed to have caused the driver to lose control, roll over and land in the median. Two of the patients, a female of unknown age and a 14 year old male were ejected from the vehicle. The other two male patients, a  62 and 4 year old were restrained in the vehicle. The female patient was air lifted to University Medical Center, Las Vegas Nevada. The 4 and 14 year old males were treated on scene and transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The 62 year old driver refused care on scene. Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.   

Single Vehicle Accident

Golden Valley Firefighters and Paramedics responded to a single vehicle accident in the 3500 block of Bryce Road Friday night at approximately 10:37 pm. A Toyota pickup truck was occupied by two females ages 60 and 24 years old. The driver lost control of the truck, landing up on its side in the front yard of a residence. One of the female patients was partly ejected from the vehicle said Captain David Martin. Both occupants were extricated, treated and transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center with non threatening injuries. Mohave County Sheriff Department is investigating the accident. 

Highway 68 Rollover

Golden Valley Fire Paramedics responded to Highway 68 and Teddy Roosevelt Road for a single vehicle high speed rollover.
The Driver and passenger were ejected from a pickup truck onto the roadway, Wednesday after noon around 3:30 PM. Captain David Martin stated that both male patients, in their early to late 50's were transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center. One patient was pronounced dead at the hospital and the second patient was in critical condition. 
Captain Martin reminds us all to wear our seat belts to help keep us safe and secure in the event of an accident.