Wed, Apr 5th, 2023 - BGVFD extrication

This is a video of an extrication of a driver following a driver-side impact with a tree. The vehicle was a 2008 Lexus. The extrication took approximately 50 minutes, and this video captured 20 minutes of the operation. Emergency responders included the Beech Grove (TX) Volunteer Fire Department, Jasper County (TX) Sheriff's Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, and a crew from Jasper Towing & Recovery assisted by pulling the car away from the tree. The driver, a 21-year-old female, survived the crash, although she suffered catastrophic injuries.

[@w-peter]

....good job guys. I am happy someone like you care for us 24/7. Thank you. 🎩🎩🎩

[@caroleknappsmith9010]

What do you mean? What is written on the back of whose shirt?

[@Maddsgigi]

Even though this video gave me anxiety it came as a reminder that I am one of the lucky ones. Thankful for my life being spared 23 yrs ago in an accident that disabled me. I am grateful to the ones that cut me from the car & all the ones who took care of me throughout the long journey to regain my mobility. I hope this girl is as fortunate as I have been.

[@MsFaithHope777]

Thank you, LORD JESUS!

[@ShazbotNanewNanew]

God bless !

[@andrewcollins8774]

My first accident in 2002 I was rear ended while stationary but after two weeks I got plurecy and new Monia. I know I’ve spelt both words wrong but I’m sure you know what I’m saying 😅. Well I got made retired under medical grounds. Then I became a wheelchair user due to chronic pain & in my adapted van in 2015 on 15th December I was hit head on by a van driver. Ended up with fibromyalgia. Now I’m in a electric chair and a different adapted van and I have complex disabilities. I’m lucky my tyre saved me in my first accident. I’m looking at this and I thought this person had no chance with the impact. America is left hand drive? I thought that was no chance but I hope she makes it through this. And if all goes well this girl needs to do her lottery numbers. She’s very lucky to be alive. It looks like a very fast accident. Trees are not usually forgiving. But I hope she pulls through.

[@cindiaker5778]

Just terrifying to watch. Praise God that you survived !!! I hope this young lady is just as blessed......this must be so hard to watch for her & her loved ones, but at least she is alive and hopefully doing well.

[@dwnbooker]

​@@MsFaithHope777 20:18

[@starspangledsquirrelM]

I pray that the “catastrophic injuries” can be overcome….. The fact that she survived that at all is a miracle.😊

[@drats1279]

I have worked hundreds of crashes just like this and I learned to never judge the severity of the crash by how the vehicle looks. I have seen vehicles that basically exploded and the occupants lived and other vehicles with damage a two-year-old could inflict and the occupants were dead. Kind of like never judge a book by its cover.

[@nycatlady2314]

That term is generally used to describe life altering injuries that cannot be completely overcome.

[@joycebevins6014]

After watching this video I will never say when there is an accident and I am sitting in traffic "what is taking so long?" All of you responding should be proud of yourselves. Prayers for everyone.

[@denisepope8599]

Always think the same in the emergency room. People don’t understand what goes on back there. Critical patient that is what an emergency room is for.

[@garyfrey7930]

These men and women of our police and firefighters and saviors in my book, God Bless Them All

[@deirdremartinez1207]

I loved watching everyone working ad a team to rescue that woman. Her screams alone have me in tears. I can only imagine the pain she is in. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@sharipuckett6923]

I hope and pray for a speedy and complete recovery for the driver bless her heart.. ♥ 😢 please get well soon.

[@donlynefullofpeace7054]

My prayers is for the 21 yrs. old victim, may the Lord help her heal mentally, emotionally and psychically. Thank you to all the responders for all you do to help same people. God bless you all.

[@jandejong1286]

Your lord should have prevented it, but as usual that clown did not do a thing cause…only existing in the brain of the naives

[@thisisme3238]

Definitely a miracle this woman survived this accident. "....But with God, all things are possible." Matthew 19:26 (KJV) 🙏

[@jandejong1286]

Indeed all things possible special not doing a thing when needed, that looser (not existing )

[@bokhans]

God, you seriously believe that mumbo jumbo. You know you have been serious indoctrinated as a child and will suffer the consequences all your life if not getting psychiatric counseling! 😢

[@luv4skating]

*UPDATE FROM THE DRIVER* Dymi went on to say “…no more surgeries. I am at home and recovering. I had a broken collarbone, a broken femur, and my hip was fractured in 3 places and I had a little internal bleeding”. Won’t HE Do it🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@lindawheeler4145]

Praise God that you survived with basically only broken bones. So glad you are healing and alive.

[@rethamoore4282]

Glory be to God !! She survived and now shes recovering!! Miracles still happen people and God answers prayers , in Jesus's Holy name Amen.❤❤❤

[@carolrainey8463]

So glad you are mending. God bless 🙌

[@OffendingTheOffendable]

Fake

[@keriwhitmire5422]

Thank goodness you survived

[@lynnehood4944]

She's a correctional officer at the local jail. She hit a slick spot on the road and hydroplaned. If you Google it, you can find more of the story.

[@LadyVet1975]

Britton, who goes by the nickname “Dymi Rai Rai”, recently sent a message to Beech Grove Fire Chief Jamie Gunter and he has shared it with KJAS. Dymi wrote “Hey, just a little update. I’m doing a lot better. I just wanted to thank each and everyone of you guys for helping me…”. Dymi went on to say “…no more surgeries. I am at home and recovering. I had a broken collarbone, a broken femur, and my hip was fractured in 3 places and I had a little internal bleeding”. So thankful she’s doing better! It was heavy rain storm and she hydroplaned into the trees.

[@denisepope8599]

So glad to here you are doing better

[@lisawagner6076]

This was just amazing to watch! God Bless ALL these people. They did an absolute amazing job. This young lady got herself extremely lodged in there. Has there been any update on her condition? What her injuries were?

[@ronaldfoster9551]

if it wasnt for you people who helped you are amazing lot you all should be proud of everyone of you for saving lives well done

[@marieparkes321]

Hats off to Gunter and the others. What a difficult job! The Jaws Of Life is a wonderful invention. Looks really heavy. Hope the young woman heals well. Condolences to her family who must be pretty upset right now. Thank God she survived.

[@kathsch8966]

Amazed at how many people don't read the description above of the video. And amazed at how many others are experts from thier couch about how the personal on scene should be doing thier job.

[@rontalley8385]

I know .

[@beez3077]

Truth.

[@cali_gurl1234]

I agree with you 100%! Keyboard warriors is what I like to call them. I'm amazed she even survived and they did an excellent job, that car was mangled!

[@marinamartinez6886]

Wow, that was a tremendous effort. Hope the driver made it. 🙏👍👍👍

[@shireeswafford4941]

I pray for her she has a long road ahead I myself 10 years paraplegic due to accident

[@victoriapopaz5303]

These emergency responders, volunteer , sheriff department , fire fighters just everybody the entire crew you are all absolute hero’s that grace our planet earth . I have nothing but the utmost respect and admiration for u all . God bless each and every one of u. I pray the young lady fully recovers & may the grace of God be with her on her journey to recovery , my heart cries for her I hope she’s ok 😢 🙏🏼🎚

[@reginabundy5139]

I can hear her screaming. I'm so glad she servived.

[@pegs1659]

Yes, its awful hearing that.

[@shockingguy]

Thanks for the contact, that’s a very good group of volunteers there, ignore the asinine comments from the clown crowd

[@mp194801]

THIS IS "SERVICE UNTO OTHERS" - my heart goes out to the Emergency Responders and their amazing workmanship in the removal of this young girl of 21 - let her injuries be overcome - saving a life is more rewarding and uplifting. Saith the LORD your REDEEMER - So Be It!!!

[@sandywilliams2561]

Great job for all the great people that help this lady...a miracle God was sure with her!!

[@3ppcli]

Knowing someone is still alive in this wreak goes to show, Miracles do happen.

[@Ducky2964]

From the looks of that car, she’s damn lucky to be alive. WOW!

[@gretchenjackman7452]

Do you have the remaining 30 minutes?? There ought to be some *rules* about leaving us hanging like this!!

[@tomatoes3]

While I admire the effort of the rescuers , I found it unbelievable that some including the " Public Safety official stood in line with the winch rope underload . Evident that they have never seen one snap ! Hope the young lady is ok .

[@joshpratt5519]

By God's grace this person has survived. We can't be worried about the car.

[@SixtyOne-es6tj]

This young woman's screams broke my heart, but in the same right knowing she survived makes my heart happy. The accident was not her fault, as it had been raining and she hydroplaned into the trees. I thank all the responders for the hard work they did to get her out and to the hospital. Her injuries were catastrophic, but from the comments in her own words she listed them and was thankful for all who saved her! For all the behind the keyboard jockeys, saying this and that should have been done, please remember these men and women who were there as responders are professionals, and they did what was necessary to extract this young woman trapped inside her vehicle. So, there is no need to say what you would have done, coz you were not there they were. It's just too convent to say what you would have done, as by doing so only relates to yourself importance, which must be your thing in getting attention, and you got that attention, just not the kind of attention you were expecting.

[@maryjolatkovic1161]

Thank God I didn't hear her scream.

[@SixtyOne-es6tj]

@@maryjolatkovic1161 Yes Mame' since it was hard to hear. Have a wonderful rest of the evening. Peace to you and yours!

[@kathychavez3964]

My heart breaks for the people in the car and all the firemen trying so hard to get them

[@unknownremy]

HEROES

[@michaelmullin7941]

Bless all of their hearts! They all sooooo want to help get her out, but it's not happening until they get the top off, looks like.

[@treydogg77]

Finally! Some good boys Hooking a tow truck to the vehicle and pulling it away from the objects it hit. I’m don’t know why this isn’t done more often! And damn how fast was she going, prayers to her and her family.

[@rosealmeida8753]

Darn tree's always runs in front of our cars. On a serious note, to slam into a tree on the drivers side and be alive is a miracle

[@piper3195]

To many people around the vehicle, some without turnout gear or eye protection. Four cops doing nothing but getting in the way. Definitely some safety issues and concerns at this scene.

[@dom6561]

Seules 3 personnes sont impliquées dans le sauvetage.les autres font quoi?

[@kurtkaster1403]

Agreed. There 9 people standing around, and a plane clothes person with a camera has to help the guy untangle to line for their gear.

[@juneannmoss5897]

Maybe the extra people are there to step in if the three initial rescuers tire or become injured. Sometimes equipment is put away in haste so it doesn’t come back out nice and neat the next time it is needed. Please cut first responders a break. They many times do miraculous things that save lives.

[@dragonladyhs75]

Well done!

[@janetprather6696]

READ ABOUT VIDEO HERE:::::::::::::You can get information about what is going on if you will click the arrow by the description on main page! No more guessing. It's like that on all videos.

[@starspangledsquirrelM]

Does Beech Grove have it’s own jaws of life or did they have to wait for some to arrive? I see it is a volunteer department so likely they had to wait. This is why donating to organizations that provide life saving equipment to underfunded rural police and fire departments is so crucial! There are departments out there that don’t have things that city dwellers take for granted like jaws of life, bulletproof vests (human and K9), body cameras, fire trucks, police cars, ambulances, defibrillators, etc.

[@stevestewart4968]

They carry their own. The Fire Chief is Jamie Gunter, he's amazing at finding used equipment that's still in excellent condition from larger departments.

[@RageAgainstTheMachine.]

Government take Billions in tax, they stopped listening to us many years ago. Otherwise all our departments would always have what they need. Such a shame. You guys should be at top of the list. Instead the corrupt is always at the top. Sorry for bringing this up here gentleman / Ladies. Why should our heros of our community have to put up knowing the truth yet we are powerless and the rest being spent on stupid shit everywhere. Beyond frustrating.

[@user-gj1me4mf5c]

Why not just tell that woman to not text and drive? Then the dpt won't need all that equipment.

[@RageAgainstTheMachine.]

@@user-gj1me4mf5c 🤔

[@juneannmoss5897]

She was not texting and driving. There had been a heavy rain that caused her to hydroplane into those trees. Please stop assuming without reading other comments. They might inform or teach you something.

[@joancottam6956]

Trees are not forgiving,! We just had a accident recently near us where a Durango doing 90 miles and hour hit a tree and it stopped it dead like hitting a wall. the license plate was imbedded in the tree. like a stamp. The 2 people survived but it was bad. Distracting driving.

[@dryflyman7121]

Two men wearing ‘Dept of Public Safety’ coats and if that chain snaps, it will take their heads off ? 🤔

[@Mz-Denise-2472]

New subbie here! ❤

[@windybassham3130]

Prayer for recovery

[@valireparrish2200]

25,265 views Apr 5, 2023 This is a video of an extrication of a driver following a driver-side impact with a tree. The vehicle was a 2008 Lexus. The extrication took approximately 50 minutes, and this video captured 20 minutes of the operation. Emergency responders included the Beech Grove (TX) Volunteer Fire Department, Jasper County (TX) Sheriff's Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, and a crew from Jasper Towing & Recovery assisted by pulling the car away from the tree. The driver, a 21-year-old female, survived the crash, although she suffered catastrophic injuries.

[@rosemarydudley9954]

You have just copied all that from the report...

[@cali_gurl1234]

​@ROSEMARY DUDLEY, yes, they did, but apparently, some can't seem to read the description and ask questions that are clearly stated in, said description.

[@mariaaldewereld2971]

Hope they send photos to his family, an friends....what a great example of a human being...

[@user-gj1me4mf5c]

Who? "His family"???

[@juneannmoss5897]

Who’s family? The driver was the only one involved.

[@andyneipert2527]

Hop the lady is ok in crash

[@debbieraasch5416]

Damn I sat here watching this and it just ended before they were finished. Did they get her out alive? How hard was it to pull that car out? Too many questions left.

[@chrishaas3160]

You guys weren't trained to stand well away from that cable/chain when the car is being yanked on ? .Yikes . I seen bad things happen standing that close . .. stay safe.

[@enriquelopez9124]

I just hope that the person or persons in that car are ok, after that car was demolished .

[@michaelchamberlain4618]

May God bless her in the name of Jesus Christ Amen

[@glendamears3618]

Good work guys and Girls

[@josieruiz3946]

God bless them all.

[@gregsalerno1434]

God. seeing any vehicle in that condition makes me nervous !!

[@chriscourson2824]

love it!

[@rhodes1948]

Why so many agencies …it seems the states are over serviced with authorities ..so many police departments , fire departments , govt authorities ….here we have simplified services ..fire/rescue, police intensive care ambulance …all govt departments …

[@patoverend7395]

let's all stand next to an under tension whinch cable if it gives way we'll be okay there's medics here, some people should know better, shouldn't have been anyone standing near it just the operator on the truck and the guide on the opposite side to the way it was pulling so he wasn't in danger

[@kurtkaster1403]

The poor tow truck guy on the winch, 4 people giving him contradictory signals.

[@sherryerwin514]

May this serve as a lesson!!! remember speed kills eat it drink it drive it she is so lucky to be alive!!!!

[@carolynbodnar2334]

It sure took a long time.

[@lynnehood4944]

She hit a slick spot on the road while it was raining. She's a correctional officer at the jail. Do a little detective work and you'll find out the story instead of making one up off your opinion.

[@sherryerwin514]

@@lynnehood4944 she was speeding to wrap around a tree like that she still is lucky to be a live!! no need to keep talking

[@gecsus]

I just don't understand why they didn't cut the roof pillars and remove the entire roof for better access. They could have completed that task in 10 or 15 minutes at most. Instead, they struggled to gain access to the driver for 20 minutes. Attendants had basic access pretty quickly and then most of the crew stood around and could have gotten that roof removed. I am an ex Fire Marshall. I guess there must be things I couldn't observe. I thank all of the responders. They are all good men and women.

[@carolecampbell8813]

Thank you! Watching I was thinking Keystone Cops, although I did see volunteer on some jackets. Then reading all these comments about the great job, I questioned myself. I thought why didn't they cut that branch, finally did half through video, cut the roof off, in pieces if necessary and get it done! Once car was away from tree and pulled up, not far enough, it should have been much easier. Unfortunately I've been to a few accidents this bad or worse as the people died but thus seemed unusually slow. There were too many standing around watching, not helping, like moving branches so paramedics didn't trip over them!

[@keriwhitmire5422]

This person is very lucky to be alive

[@BearwoodBrown]

That was hard to watch,I would have dragged that car out alot quicker and if they could have cut the roof off otherwise they did what they could , I could tell they were all pitching ,the cop shining the light seemed very concerned,I didn't see the end, how did the occupant do?? Golden hour was ticking fast

[@vickyschnorbus4166]

I can only imagine the sequence of events that caused this wreck. Some people should never be allowed to possess a driver's license.

[@zovijoutehmar5536]

Well done

[@pankajgajjar4248]

🙌🙏👆this is really a proof of God bless 🙌 God is great 💯% i hope she get well soon 🙏🌹🌺💐👍

[@46fd04]

When are people gonna learn? SLOW DOWN and live. In Toronto Canada, a drunk was stopped on the highway last week doing 150mph in a 60mph zone.

[@kaoldt97]

Not sure what BGVFD means but I didn't realize there was someone still in there! Hope there is a chance of recovery for her.

[@chookiebum]

Not too bright are ya? Just watched a video with Beech Grove plastered on their backs and you can’t figure out they’re the Volunteer Fire Department? 🤯

[@luisvillarreal5262]

BGVFD- Beech Grove Volunteer Fire Department

[@rosemarydudley9954]

@@luisvillarreal5262 aaaaaaaaaaw, you just beat me to it!

[@luisvillarreal5262]

@@rosemarydudley9954 I beat you by 20 hrs and 43 minutes. 😂

[@GraemeMurphy]

I never saw the injured lady removed from the vehicle so the title is misleading.

[@stevestewart4968]

The video stopped just a few moments before she was removed.

[@fayebuchanan3694]

Why do they show the stupid videos? If they’re not gonna show the person coming out that’s the whole reason we watch it.

[@rontalley8385]

​@@fayebuchanan3694 wow

[@jadegreenjade]

@@stevestewart4968 Why?

[@andrewjkm1]

@@fayebuchanan3694You are very sick if all you want to see is a very badly injured person.

[@sassygirl7817]

She must’ve been flying down the highway really fast

[@iamgabriel5823]

No way I would stand that close to a tow cable and chain. I've seen those things snap more than a few times.

[@harvdog5669]

Oh my you can hear her scream like crazy for a second..

[@neiladeniscordeironeilaemb4844]

Misericórdia senhor Jesus Cristo

[@alquarius86]

I've never seen this before to extricate the vehicle out from the woods. Wow

[@enid0mom]

Car manufacturers have fought each and every new safety requirement since seatbelts (lap belts). There is no way anyone would have made it out alive in any car ever manufactured.before now. It takes so many people from the engineers who designed the improvements all the way to these men and women saving this woman to get here.

[@carolecampbell8813]

When the car companies were fighting it the cars were much safer. Probably heavy enough it wouldn't have hydroplaned but cars today have so much plastic they can't be called a safe car by past specifications. The lighter and smaller they are equals a more dangerous ride. When your car catches on fire as they are doing much more or electric and the batteries catch fire your children buckled in carseats will probably perish, as not enough time to remove from carseats or take car seats out. I thank God I don't have children to worry about this, grown and no children either. Put phones in your bag, drive safe to arrive alive and well. No phone call is that important. If you think it is then get to safe pull over space and call them.

[@enid0mom]

@@carolecampbell8813 I don’t think you have a full understanding of what materials modern vehicles are made from. What might seem to be flimsy plastic on the front and rear bumpers is just a cosmetic cover for sophisticated energy absorbing engineering behind it. Add seatbelts, numerous air bags, anti-lock breaks, and in some vehicles very advanced transmissions that can control all four wheels independently and cars are safer than ever. Also more expensive. I have seen videos of police chases where suspects are going 100+ mph, lose control of the vehicle, or are stopped by a PIT maneuver, rollover several times, or even flip end over end and the suspect walks away without a scratch. In one that happened at night, the suspected had exited the vehicle and escaped before law enforcement even got to the wreck. In another an Arkansa State Trooper deliberately ran his Charger head on into a suspect who was going over 100 mph the WRONG WAY on an Interstate with relatively heavy traffic. The trooper definitively got the wind knocked out of him and was probably bruised in lots of places, but no other injuries. What I just recently learned is that electric vehicles are much heavier than all but the biggest passenger cars. Full-size trucks and SUVs will even be more susceptible to heavy damage in a wreck with an EV. As for fires, once a fire really gets rolling in a vehicle, conditions get unsurvivable. But a reasonably attentive driver or occupant should smell or see something while there is still plenty of time to stop and get occupants who need assistance out safely. www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/what-are-cars-made-out-of

[@snowsnoot]

Legend has it the Beech Grove FD are still extricating the patient to this day.

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-1983]

When I mean people are going to call the number on the back of the shirt the guys wearing to see how it turned out?

[@caroleknappsmith9010]

What does it say on the back of someone's shirt???

[@starspangledsquirrelM]

@@caroleknappsmith9010 a phone number

[@isellcatlitter]

she must have been going over 100 MPH to do that much damage.

[@celestelansdell1450]

😮😢 did they survive 🙏

[@davidfrohman4351]

What’s the constable suppose to be doing except gawking

[@tammysigworth2681]

Sometimes you just ask yourself with some accidents, How In The Heck!

[@mariajesusramos469]

🎉traducir al Español gracias 🙂

[@derrycklanger]

How is that possible she is alive ? wow

[@erlic1967]

I understand that all of you are professionals at saving people from bad situations, but even though you're equipment is top notch it can still break. All of you people standing right by that chain and cable trying to pull that vehicle out of the trees and brush, that could break and if it did then everyone of you people standing there would be cut in half in a second, and then they would be picking your body parts up and telling your love ones that you died trying to rescue others. Everyone should have been standing back far enough so that if it did break because things do happen you would have a chance to live if the cable or chain broke.

[@rocket572006]

I saw 2 guys get there legs cut of by a cable that broke

[@GardenDude1]

You're right, they are professionals. The strain on that cable and chain were minimal, probably less than 1000 pounds to slide that car sideways. And if it broke, it wouldn't go whizzing around like a fire hose, it snaps straight back towards to the tow vehicle. Let the professionals assess the danger. You can stay safe behind your keyboard.

[@tamiimbery5579]

So how do we find out what happened to the driver?

[@CybertronGangsta]

That's really sad. Why did you stop filming though?

[@harvdog5669]

Maybe they could just leave the car there as a reminder to people to slow down, right. It hit real hard to bury it like that..

[@aussiedave1248]

Do we know the cause of the crash ? Thank you.

[@davedrew9328]

For goodness sake we would do this job with just to of us in the U.K.

[@henrysantos121]

Why always something crazy happened. Matatan.®Ribirin HS,

[@jopool5840]

I’m overweight therefore I did note every helper was also. I’m starting my diet today!

[@tiffanybailey2777]

This made me laugh SO hard. Thank you!

[@carolecampbell8813]

Glad I wasn't the only one. I try to look at someone on TV and asks myself do I really want that cookie!!

[@juneannmoss5897]

@@carolecampbell8813😂

[@justmewatching]

where is the rest of it?

[@Ts68mo]

That girl was HAULING ASS

[@allandriver2066]

What's with the 2 Spectators in Public Safety gear standing there with their hands in their pockets.......?

[@mr.y1965]

An der rechte Seite der fetter Polizist, nur beschämend.

[@jaynesimon6993]

So what came of all of this? Where is she now,? And ETC!?

[@jerrymiller173]

Oh you never show the ending did they ever get the person out did they survive how many were there nothing

[@jaylara2592]

I love how tow truck drivers act like the police or fire dept. Running red lights, speeding, wrong direction, at the scene giving there 2 senes, you can have 20 tow trucks there, but they still speed amd just the curb to get there, as if they are going to save one, then you got this guy standing here like he is dping something.....

[@kathyturner6177]

Who was driving this?

[@binky8501]

Unless that trooper is a.medic he needs to get the hell out of the way

[@johnnakeberlein7392]

Did'nt show the patient coming out

[@enid0mom]

Did the weather have anything to do with this accident? Besides making it miserable for everyone trying to save her.

[@ShazbotNanewNanew]

I guess sometimes ya just gotta let er rip , i understand , but heck boys when ya give er , ya gotta aim er to where ya want er eh !