Vehicle observed in ditch was person gathering firewood, Hillsdale County MI
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a passerby reported seeing a vehicle in a ditch near Cranberry Lake Road and Litchfield Road with its headlights on and no one around. Emergency responders arrived and found the person was actually gathering firewood, not involved in a crash.
Audio|Heard on: Hillsdale County Public Safety
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04:52
Transcript:
00:00
Select polling for Crash Unknown, Scipio Township, State Units.
00:05
40.
00:08
I'm in Jonesville.
00:09
Go ahead and send it.
00:11
37.
00:15
Plan's clear, 1340 when you can copy.
00:37
1340, it's going to be Cranberry Lake Road and west Litchfield Road, just south of Litchfield Road.
00:43
Caller was a passerby, saw a vehicle in the ditch, no description of a vehicle or a plate that headlights were on.
00:56
Station 530 off 2, respond Cranberry Lake and Litchfield Road.
00:59
Cranberry Lake and Litchfield Road.
01:01
Collarwood was passed by, stated-based a vehicle in the ditch, unknown description, headlights were on, nobody around the vehicle.
01:09
Central's clear, 2054.
01:11
So we'll go ahead and just start a tow for now and we'll advise when we get out there if we still need it, just so we don't have to wait forever.
01:18
Central square.
01:34
Station 5 respond.
01:35
Cranberry Lake Road and Litchfield Road.
01:37
Cranberry Lake and Litchfield Road for an unknown crash.
01:41
Passer-by states there was a vehicle in his ditch.
01:42
No description available.
01:44
Nobody's seen around the vehicle, but the lights were on.
01:46
Clear second tone, 257.
01:52
Central from 502, we're clear on Tone.
01:56
Clear 502.
02:04
We're deploying for suspicious via Township State units.
02:11
That's Clear, County.
02:14
Thirteen, Housel City.
02:22
That's query 13 when you get me.
02:26
Go on.
02:34
Central, you show Engine 539 en route.
02:39
Clear 539 in row.
02:43
It's going to be Jonesville Road and Wise Road.
02:46
Caller stated they saw a Mazda truck with no plate going very slow and then pulled into the solar farm.
02:56
There,
02:57
the vehicle was silver in color.
03:01
Clear now.
03:08
40 in the area.
03:10
Did they advise which side of the road?
03:19
Negative did not advise which side of the road, just advised that it was south.
03:25
Can I all go south if you want to hit north side of Cranberry?
03:40
I'm out with a vehicle.
03:41
I'm not sure if this is the one.
03:46
That's clear, 40 out with a vehicle.
03:54
And I believe this will be it.
03:56
Central, go ahead and disregard the...
03:59
Oh, it's going to be a gentleman getting highway.
04:03
324, can you repeat?
04:07
Go ahead and disregard the tow.
04:08
It is a gentleman getting firewood.
04:11
That's click.
04:15
That's clear.
04:19
I'll be clear this.
04:20
I'm going to work towards 13 so we can advise.
04:25
Touched quick.
04:33
Station 5.30 off of 2, you can disregard the unknown crash Cranberry Lake and Litchfield Road since the gentleman pulled off the side picking up firewood.
04:50
Central 539's clear, returning into station.
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Location mentioned:
Cranberry Lake Rd & W Litchfield Rd, Scipio Township, MI 49250
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