Vehicle hits hay bale on highway with no injuries, Mena AR
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TrafficA blue 2020 Chevy Silverado struck a hay bale on Highway 71 near Polk Road south of Hatton. No injuries were reported. The hay bale was partially blocking the road but was being moved off the roadway.
Audio|Heard on: Polk County / Mena Public Safety
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03:34
Transcript:
00:00
I was out of my vehicle,
00:03
I was advised of a vehicle.
00:05
I was advised of a vehicle accident, no injury.
00:07
South of Hatton, is that correct?
00:11
It'll be around Polk 16,
00:14
the other caller advised around Polk 18.
00:19
Is that hay bale still in the roadway or do you know?
00:26
It was partially in the roadway.
00:28
They were working on getting it out of the roadway.
00:31
Okay, 10-4-0, thank you.
00:36
I'm coming through Cove right now, I'm in route also.
00:40
Okay, thanks.
00:41
I'm on Rene Street right now.
00:42
I'm on Rene Street right now.
00:44
Okay,
00:45
so easy.
01:02
Thank you. Larry.
01:09
This time's Warren.
01:11
I'll be back 10-8.
01:16
Did the vehicle that dropped the hay bale, did it stay, or did it leave the scene?
01:22
It did leave the scene.
01:31
They all be on the lookout on my way down here, see if I can see any hay haulers.
01:47
311.
01:50
If you happen to be close to Iron Mountain, there's going to be an 18-wheeler with a box trailer that has lights all down the side of it.
01:58
It pulled out in front of a bunny car is almost called several hit-on.
02:02
If you would, change your own discretion.
02:04
I don't know the color of the truck or anything just that it was coming toward the Iron Mountain there.
02:12
Ten for south of Cove now, it's this other accident.
02:21
For county city units, y'all can for the rig.
02:26
We're going.
02:29
From south side of town, I'd like that,
02:33
no color truck or anything, just a bus truck, 18 wheeler with lights all down the side of the box truck.
02:40
Check it's your own discretion.
02:47
Rio M97 is MBA here.
02:53
307.
03:00
All right.
03:07
You're going to have to repeat.
03:09
Just advise if I need a 10-11 or not.
03:14
It doesn't look like it.
03:16
There's still a big part of the hay bell here on the road.
03:19
I'd be able to move it with my push bumper.
03:22
10-4, thank you.
03:26
25. The caller did state he did not need a code 11 and he was just going to need a report done.
03:32
10-4.
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Polk County Rd, Arkansas 71953
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