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Council praises officers after multi-vehicle crash on Fairmount Boulevard; sergeant credited with life-saving tourniquets
Summary
Council and staff commended responding officers for applying two tourniquets that likely saved a woman's life after a fatal multi-vehicle crash on Fairmount Boulevard; Sergeant Eric Krueger and Joe Popov were named in council remarks.
A council member (speaker 5) briefed the council on a fatal multi-vehicle collision over the weekend on Fairmount Boulevard and named Sergeant Eric Krueger and Joe Popov as the first officers to respond. The speaker said officers applied two tourniquets to a woman with a severe leg injury and were told that action saved her life.
Mayor (speaker 1) and other council members praised the "amazing and extraordinary" response, noting calm demeanor and effective coordination with Beachwood Fire Department and EMS. The mayor said he watched the response tapes and called the officers' actions "absolutely extraordinary."
