Truck driver's silence sparks urgent welfare check at Petro, Tuscaloosa AL
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Medical EmergencyOfficials checked on an unresponsive truck driver at the busy Petro truck stop on Highway 216. Medical teams were called in amid concern for the driver's welfare after hours of silence.
Audio|Heard on: Lakeview Fire
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Transcript:
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I have a welfare check at Petro.
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Welfare check at Petro 2-25-2-2, Highway 2-16.
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It's been a truck.
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Gray cab, 18 will have plunged in front by the fuel island overnight.
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The truck is off.
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They've been trying to make contact with the driver by banging on the door for five hours, and the driver has not answered the door.
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With Thompson route,
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may requested medical to start that way as well.
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Location mentioned:
Lakeview, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
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