N.C. Fire Capt. Pinned Between Vehicles at Crash

Sept. 17, 2014
Eastern Wake Capt. William Boggs broke his left leg.

Sept. 17--KNIGHTDALE -- An Eastern Wake Fire Department captain suffered a broken leg Wednesday morning when he was pinned between two cars that were being moved out of Bethlehem Road after an accident south of Knightdale, the NC Highway Patrol said.

One of the cars rolled unexpectedly, and Capt. William Boggs' left leg was caught, troopers said.

Wake County EMS took Boggs to WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh, and he was reported to be in good condition.

Troopers said the accident happened about 6:30 a.m. when a car backed out of a driveway without the driver checking traffic in both directions and was hit by a car on the road.

It happened near Bethlehem Road and Moon Valley Lane south of Knightdale.

The people involved in the accident were not seriously hurt, troopers said.

Copyright 2014 - The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)

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