SWAMPSCOTT — In a press release sent out to residents over the weekend, the Police Department formally recognized the actions of Officers Todd Nottingham and Angelica Noble and Sgt. Matthew MacDonald for responding to a motor vehicle crash on Nov. 19.
The Police Department also expressed gratitude toward several of the Fire Department personnel, thinking Capt. Joseph Gambale, Lt. Daniel Waters, Lt. Justin Ramstine, and firefighters Sentementes, Barton, Dudley, Dinon, and Todd.
On the evening of Nov. 19, Swampscott police, fire, and Atlantic Ambulance received a report of a motor vehicle crash at the area of Burrill Street on Railroad Ave, where two vehicles had collided, according to the press release from Swampscott PD. Nottingham was first on the scene and quickly noticed the operator of one of the motor vehicles was unconscious behind the wheel, with her foot on the accelerator, while the wheels spun in place as the rubber burned.
Once Nottingham put the vehicle in park, turned the ignition off, and rendered the scene safe, he determined the operator, a 33-year-old female, had gone into full cardiac arrest. He was assisted by off-duty Fire Lt. Daniel Waters and off-duty Salem firefighter Nicholas Newhall, giving the patient chest compressions once she was removed from her vehicle.
Shortly after Nottingham rendered the scene safe, Swampscott Fire Group 2, led by Gambale, arrived. Ramstine, Sentementes, Barton, Dudley, Todd, and Drinon were at the scene. The Fire Department took over medical care and were assisted by MacDonald and Noble.
The officers secured the surrounding area, then notified Lt. Thomas Hennessy to contact Sgt. Candace Doyle, in the event the police needed to create an accident reconstruction to further analyze the scene, according to the press release. Atlantic Ambulance personnel soon arrived. On the scene were EMTs Angers, Evangelista, and Frary, along with Medics Dingle-Archer and Merullo. They then took over the role of medical care for the patient, and transported her to Salem Hospital for treatment.
“The patient owes her life to the dedication and skill of these first responders who performed their jobs with skill and dedication,” Hennessy said in the press release.
The victim is currently recuperating at Mass General Hospital, according to the press release.
“I want to particularly commend Officer Nottingham, Fire Lieutenant Waters, and Firefighter Newhall for their quick actions in rendering a volatile and dangerous scene safe, so that they and others could provide lifesaving medical care to the patient,” Hennesy said.
