Multi-vehicle accident with unresponsive person blocks state route 7, Empire OH
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A multi-vehicle accident on State Route 7 near Empire, Ohio involved an unresponsive male and caused the roadway to be blocked. Emergency and road maintenance units were requested to close the highway for safety.
Audio|Heard on: Jefferson County Public Safety Divisions 1, 2, and 3
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06:25
Transcript:
00:00
We've got traffic completely stopped.
00:02
The 7 southbound.
00:08
232 County Road 46.
00:11
232 County Road 46.
00:14
You have an unresponsive male.
00:16
I'm out 739.
00:24
(name withheld) 4538, Ohio.
00:32
It's going to be a Brady Avenue at Pershing.
00:35
Your dispatch time is 740.
00:37
Eighty-two there, Dean Jaycombe, 1010.
00:46
10-1[2] also.
00:52
The address C-740.
00:58
Our first vehicle, that's 22 Toyota, Toyota, is valid to a Jan of Glasser, who's also valid.
01:05
Your second vehicle, 2015 Honda,
01:08
expired, (number withheld) to (name withheld).
01:12
Who's valid?
01:16
Okay.
01:22
I'm still here at this scene.
01:25
No, that was for 1720.
01:27
1720 is in round through State, Route 7.
01:33
Okay, well, it's very...
01:38
Go ahead.
01:42
If you can't make contact with that on-store, see if you can find out of public service for that store and answer then.
01:47
Just advise them to get, if we can get a contact number, they can contact you, and we'll follow up with them.
01:54
Okay.
01:58
5-2-6 enclosure.
01:59
Okay.
02:03
If you haven't already advised ODOT,
02:13
we might need to shut down 7 at Empire.
02:15
Everybody that's on 7 past that point just isn't going to be able to move.
02:20
Okay.
02:28
Okay.
02:35
56 is for driver, passenger, unit 1.
02:40
Okay.
02:42
Drivers, Union Tom, (number withheld).
02:46
Union Tom, (number withheld).
02:50
Passenger, when you're ready.
02:53
Okay.
02:57
This is Ohio.
02:59
Union Robert (number withheld).
03:03
Union Robert (number withheld).
03:07
Passenger. Oh, unit one.
03:10
Three,
03:17
you want me to go down and send all the traffic upload on?
03:21
We just pull in here.
03:22
I'm just trying so nobody else gets anything else here.
03:31
13D units. I'm on Brady passing Sunset.
03:34
Do you need me to lock off maybe Brady's herbivody Oregon?
03:40
Yeah, if you could keep the Oregon people from coming this way, that'd be helpful.
03:45
Yeah.
03:53
26, go ahead.
03:56
Okay, the vehicle is truck yours,
03:59
driver, or the other than the driver?
04:03
Negative. I'll get it.
04:05
I did.
04:07
It's going to be a reference to a gray-colored Dodge pickup truck to hit a telephone pole.
04:16
Damage to the car but not to the pole, subject needs a report.
04:19
They've got units spread out the whole county.
04:24
We'll take care of it.
04:26
10-2[1]. 3401 is 10-2, 745.
04:37
5-6, 17-20.
04:40
Just for your info, cross-crucks on the way to Sinclair.
04:47
St.
04:49
Clair Gael.
04:55
Rule and break for Pennsylvania, D.L.
05:04
(number withheld).
05:07
(number withheld).
05:09
Twenty-six or 50.
05:16
Good,
05:21
Ted.
05:23
Are you guys both before me, Jill?
05:27
Affirmative.
05:29
Can we shut it down so can get traction?
05:32
If we're not to shut it down, you're going to have to block the high wind.
05:38
Right. I don't know if I'm going to be able to be my cruiser.
05:41
I'll try to stop it here.
05:46
Off ramp, I'm spinning back around, I can stop traffic here, just let me know when you need me to reopen it.
06:10
Stations 42 and 71, you're requested to assist State Highway Patrol, they're requesting you shut down State Route 7 southbound at Empire due to traffic hazards.
06:23
Your dispatch time is 746.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-2: Signal good
[2]
10-1: Unable to copy / weak signal
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