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Sen. Frist aids victims at South Florida wreck scene
Sarasota Herald Tribune ^
| 1/1/2002
| Brian Bandell
Posted on 01/01/2003 6:16:22 PM PST by unspun
Sen. Frist aids victims at South Florida wreck scene
By BRIAN BANDELL
Associated Press WriterIncoming Senate majority leader Bill Frist, a surgeon, helped authorities tend to six victims of a rollover accident on a Florida highway New Year's Day, earning praise from paramedics for stabilizing some of the four survivors.
Frist, R-Tenn., a full time heart and lung surgeon before joining the Senate eight years ago, replaced Trent Lott, R-Miss., who stepped down as majority leader in December after making a racist comment.
An Isuzu Rodeo with six people aboard was heading west on Alligator Alley when it rolled over 3 to 4 miles west of the toll plaza in Broward County at 3:51 p.m., Broward Fire-Rescue Assistant Chief Todd Leduc said.
All six, including three children, were thrown out as the vehicle rolled. A 10-year-old boy died on the scene; another passenger died later at a hospital.
Frist was driving east on the highway, the Everglades portion of Interstate 75, heading to a family vacation home in Fort Lauderdale with his two sons when he came across the accident, which had just occurred.
He was working with the victims when rescue officials arrived. He told them of the conditions of the victims and assisted paramedics for about 30 minutes until the victims were sent to area hospitals.
"Sen. Frist greatly assisted Broward County Fire Rescue. The Senate majority leader was really instrumental in helping us treat the victims," Leduc said. "We'd like to get in contact with him and recognize him for his efforts."
The other four victims were transported to Broward General Hospital in Fort Lauderdale and Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Leduc said. A 12-year-old was in critical condition. Authorities didn't release their identities.
"As a doctor his first instinct was too help these individuals," said Nick Smith, Frist's communications director. "His heart goes out to the family involved in this horrible tragedy."
TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Florida; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: cats; catsrmisunderstood; confessedcatkiller; doctor; firestone; frist; fristaid; istillh8cats; peoplehealer; repentantliar; senator; statesman; suv; theotherwhitemeat
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Here's our terrible cat killer showing what he's made of.
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posted on
01/01/2003 6:16:22 PM PST
by
unspun
To: unspun
Obviously planned by the NWO to take heat off of the "cat controversy".
To: unspun
Gosh, and i bet this story will on the news for days and days like Trent Lott, or the Spacemen clone,right?Right!bwhahahaahahahahaha.I doubt if we ever read about it anywhere but its original posting spot and here on Free Republic.Now lets get back to real news like Edwards running for President.Bwahahahahahahaha.
To: unspun
Fantastic. Kudos to Dr. Frist.
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posted on
01/01/2003 6:21:51 PM PST
by
lawgirl
To: unspun
Yeah, bet they were white people. He, as we all know, would never help black people.
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posted on
01/01/2003 6:21:56 PM PST
by
Drango
To: unspun
We pray for the victims. It was a good thing the doctor was there to help. I don't think the terms "mean spirited" and "extreme right wing whacko" are going to stick to him. The RATS will try, but we have a really decent humanitarian leading the Senate. May his actions be as conservative as we hope they are.
To: unspun
An Isuzu Rodeo with six people aboard Oh, sure, he'll stop and help a bunch of middle class folks in an SUV, but wouldn't lift a finger for underprivileged poor and minorities living nearby. Racist!!!
To: Drango
LOL! Ya beat me!
To: doug from upland
An Isuzu Rodeo with six people aboard was heading west..as Rush says they report as if the SUV was driving itself
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posted on
01/01/2003 6:25:56 PM PST
by
tbird5
To: Sungirl; TaZ; 2sheep; RnMomof7; Dallas; Judith Anne; TLBSHOW; Fred Mertz; Randjuke
Pinging some of last night's cool cats about Frist Feline's Bane....
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posted on
01/01/2003 6:27:26 PM PST
by
unspun
To: Senator Pardek
HAHAHAHAHA!!! Yep, I'm sure of it. ;-D
To: unspun
These wackos would have been much happier if he saved some cats rather than people who are good for nothing anyway.
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posted on
01/01/2003 6:29:50 PM PST
by
appeal2
To: unspun
He's beginning to sound like Superman.
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posted on
01/01/2003 6:31:18 PM PST
by
pbear8
To: unspun
I have not read the "cat" article ..I will have to go look
Any Medical person that fails to stop is less that human...I have stopped several times at accidents..and I have been joined by Docs that do not give their name..they just treat and go..
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posted on
01/01/2003 6:31:32 PM PST
by
RnMomof7
To: unspun
If it had been an SUV full of cats that had overturned, no doubt Frist would have driven on past.
To: unspun
You know this kind of news really doesn't help the left in digging up dirt on Frist
Seriously though .. prayers to all that were involved in this terrible accident
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posted on
01/01/2003 6:32:10 PM PST
by
Mo1
To: unspun
Is Sen. Edwards is going to handle the lawsuit?
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posted on
01/01/2003 6:33:07 PM PST
by
CJinVA
To: Larry Lucido; Drango; tbird5
Soon we'll be hearing Jessie Jackson and Hillary Emily List Rodham Clingon stating that his first intention was to save the SUV and because of that the boy died!
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posted on
01/01/2003 6:33:41 PM PST
by
unspun
To: unspun
Reminds me of the time a Massachusetts senator gave assistance at the scene of an auto accident. Woops, never mind.
To: Mo1
Yes, prayers for those in the accident. Sad, to happen on the holidays.
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