Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps Gets New Chief

Jeremy Mothershed steps down; volunteer group gets new leader.

Peter Quackenbush is the new chief of the Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps, according to The Aegis. At the Ambulance Corps' annual banquet, former chief Jeremy Mothershed received a helmet for his 20 years of service, five of which he spent leading the department as chief. The Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps is an all-volunteer organization that consists of more than 70 members. It handles medical emergency calls. Mothershed "knew where our company needed to be, and that's where he took us..." Quackenbush reportedly said at the banquet. In a presentation to the City Council last March, Mothershed said that the Ambulance Corps handled nearly 2,000 calls a year with an emergency response time two minutes faster than the national average of nine…

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4 Hospitalized After Ohio Street Accident

The accident happened between Ontario and Erie streets Wednesday morning.

Three people had to be rescued from one vehicle and a total of four patients were transported to Harford Memorial Hospital after an accident Wednesday morning on Ohio Street. The crash took place between Erie and Ontario streets around 7:30 a.m., according to Susquehanna Hose Company Chief Scott Hurst. The doors on one vehicle had to be removed to rescue three patients, Hurst said. He said the patients were transported with non-life-threatening injuries. The Susquehanna Hose Company, Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps and the Harford County Volunteer Fire & EMS Foundation responded to the accident, Hurst said. Avoid major traffic accidents and delays by checking our Commute tab before your morning ride.

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Person Killed By Train Friday Morning

An unidentified person was killed when struck by an Amtrak train just after midnight.

An unidentified person was struck and killed by an Amtrak train early Friday morning, Havre de Grace police said. At 12:35 a.m. Friday, the individual was found deceased along the railroad tracks at the end of Webb Lane in Havre de Grace, Havre de Grace police spokesman PFC Jeff Gilpin said in a statement. There were no other victims and no other information was immediately available, Gilpin said. The Susquehanna Hose Company and Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps also responded to the incident. Stay with Patch for updates. Do you get our breaking news email alerts? Sign up for them here to make sure the breaking news comes right to your inbox.

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Woman Treated For CO Poisoning

Carbon Monoxide levels in the Havre de Grace home were at 200 ppm Friday night.

A Havre de Grace woman was found unconscious Friday evening, shortly before emergency personnel determined there was a carbon monoxide leak in her home. The unconscious, middle-aged woman was transported to Harford Memorial Hospital. Her condition was unknown Friday night. Due to a faulty stove, carbon monoxide levels in the home were found to be at 200 parts per million (ppm), Susquehanna Hose Company Chief Scott Hurst told Patch. The Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps responded to a residence in the 200 block of Gracecroft Court around 6 p.m. Friday. After suspecting possible carbon monoxide poisoning, Ambulance Corps Chief Jeremy Mothershed requested the Hose Company to investigate. Hurst said initial investigations showed no signs of …

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Letter to the Editor

Ambulance Corps: Thanks For The Toys

The Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps says thank you to those who helped with Toys for Tots.

The Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps did it again. Havre de Grace's volunteer EMS organization filled medic units with toys during the Toys for Tots campaign in November and December. Wednesday, Patch received a "letter to the editor" to share with readers. Did you donate to the Toys for Tots campaign? Is there another similar campaign we should support in Havre de Grace? Tell us in the comments.

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Two Accidents in Havre de Grace Tuesday

The Susquehanna Hose Company and Havre de Grace police responded to two motor vehicle accidents in the downtown area Tuesday.

Downtown accidents might seem rare, but Tuesday saw a pair of motor vehicle accidents in Havre de Grace. The Susquehanna Hose Company, Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps and Havre de Grace police responded to a two-car crash at the intersection of Revolution and Stokes streets Tuesday afternoon, and a two-car evening collision at the intersection of Juniata Street and Congress Avenue. According to the Susquehanna Hose Company, one patient—temporarily trapped in the vehicle—was transported from the afternoon incident, and two patients were transported from the evening crash. Do you have photos of an accident or fire in Havre de Grace? Send us an email. To report an incident to Havre de Grace police, call 410-939-2121 or dial 911.

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