Vehicle crashes into guardrail on interstate near Wheatley Road, Richfield OH
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A vehicle crashed into a guardrail on northbound Interstate 77 near Wheatley Road in Ohio. The airbags deployed, and the driver left the vehicle and walked toward the nearby woods. Footprints were found crossing the highway heading into the woods. Emergency responders are on the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Bath, Peninsula and Richfield Police, Fire & EMS
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01:59
Transcript:
00:00
R versus guard rail, my caller did not see the crash happen.
00:04
It's 77 northbound right before Wheatley Road, 144 area.
00:09
Copy. 11 minutes.
00:16
6 is welcome.
00:20
11 minutes
00:21
I see, it's north of the bridge.
00:29
Good eye.
00:35
Forty. Go ahead.
00:41
We'll be out with it.
00:43
143 over 4.
00:46
20 minutes.
00:47
You can just advise on injuries when you have a chance.
00:51
We'll do.
00:52
I don't see anybody out the vehicle yet.
00:54
We have a complete airbag deployment.
01:01
724.
01:02
Go ahead.
01:08
Expect the driver flat on foot towards Wheatley Road.
01:11
We have footprints to cross 77 up towards the woods.
01:17
That's clear.
01:20
21 minutes.
01:23
Great for Ohio registration.
01:26
Go ahead.
01:32
Kilo Uniform Tango (number withheld).
01:35
Kilo Uniform Tango (number withheld).
01:38
Go ahead and get World en route.
01:45
And when contacting World, if you could advise, it would probably be easier to hear if they approached southbound and stopped on the other side by the Wheatley Road off-ramp.
01:54
Otherwise, we're going to have to fight with the guardrail.
01:57
Definitely, approach southbound.
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Wheatley Rd, Ohio
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