A field car involved in a field car race has rolled over in an accident and there are injuries reported. The site is 2757 Route 20 in Alexander, behind Breton Construction, Inc.
Alexander Fire Department and Mercy medics are responding. An ambulance from Darien is called in as mutual aid to Alexander to stand by at the high school football game so Alexander can handle this call.
Mercy Flight out of Buffalo is on in-air standby.
UPDATE 3:09 p.m.: Mercy Flight is asked to land in the field adjacent to the accident.
UPDATE 3:21 p.m.: The patient is a 40-year-old man who suffered loss of consciousness and has upper back pain, upper thoracic tenderness and "crackling in the lungs."
UPDATE 3:38 p.m.: Mercy Flight is airborne and headed to Strong Memorial Hospital.
