Tree blocks highway lanes causing road closure, Jefferson ME
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Road ClosureA tree is blocking the southbound lane of a highway near Jefferson, Maine, with debris in the northbound lane. Emergency responders are on scene and have closed the road to traffic. A separate call was made for an elderly woman who fell near Emory Lane with a fractured hip. There is also a report of a small white hatchback driving erratically on a nearby route.
Audio|Heard on: Lincoln County Fire/EMS and Police
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02:59
Transcript:
00:00
1-5 on scene, tree blocking southbound lane, debris in the road on the northbound lane.
00:10
I'll be happy on scene, tree blocking southbound lane, debris, northbound lane.
00:30
Finogen four on scene.
00:31
This is Bremontz.
00:32
I'll be in command.
00:38
Time for on scene, assuming command.
01:05
Temperance.
01:19
Erratically unable to maintain this lane and time delay was.
01:29
It's fallen.
01:31
It's a fractured hip.
01:33
It's in a lot of pain.
01:35
I can copy.
01:36
(name withheld)'s your name for a second call.
01:38
Need to respond to near Emory Lane, the Zimmerley Wing.
01:41
For an 83-year-old female that's fallen with a fractured hip, fallen again on top of it.
01:49
Linking clear.
01:54
If they have the call.
02:01
Look like in with cassas a six.
02:06
Uh... Cutsa 6 have erratic ops.
02:10
It is Route 1 coming into with Cacid from a witch just crosses the line.
02:15
It is a small white hatchback with antlers on top driving all over the road.
02:20
No plate was able to be received.
02:22
Go ahead.
02:26
Helpful.
02:32
Sext off of tailgating vehicles.
02:40
Level.
02:42
The command, go ahead.
02:50
We're going to have the road closed.
02:57
10-1 but I copied you're going to have the road closed.
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Location mentioned:
Jefferson, ME 04348
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