Single-vehicle crash on i-55 with serious injuries, Bloomington IL
TrafficA single vehicle crashed on I-55 southbound near mile marker 170. A female occupant was possibly ejected and suffered serious head injuries. Life Flight was requested but could not fly due to conditions. Emergency responders closed the road for safety and medical treatment.
Audio|Source: Bloomington and Normal Fire
06:43
Transcript:
00:00
Tijuana, you're needed.
00:01
Tijuana, you're needed.
00:02
55, southbound, line marker one, seven, zero.
00:04
55, southbound, line marker one, seven, zero.
00:07
Action, injury, possible, ejection.
00:09
Metcom, clear.
00:10
2320.
00:19
Rescue 13, rescue 13, width to one to fire, I-55, my marker one-70, I-55, southbound, Mymarker-170, accident, injuries, ejection.
00:29
Metcom cleared, 2328.
00:31
Metcom,
00:36
6.01.
00:38
601.
00:43
601, go ahead.
00:48
Page received, I'll be en route shortly.
00:51
Signals, 23, 20.
00:57
We're asking 13 in route.
01:00
Street 13 and I got shown away.
01:05
Accident. I got 170 southbound.
01:08
I've got a 20-year-old female, possibly ejection.
01:10
We're still trying to confirm breathing and some head injuries.
01:19
That's confirmed.
01:25
I come from engine 13.
01:28
Engine 13.
01:31
Can you add us to that call on 55? We'll be in round.
01:35
All right. And far guys on the like.
01:40
Good, man, meet the call and show me around.
01:43
Before I got you on the way, I got Rescue 13, and 13 also on the way.
01:46
A single vehicle accident, someone's possible ejection with a head injury, we're trying to confirm reading.
01:54
Okay,
01:55
I'm not sure if they're going to be able to fly or not, but go ahead and put life light on site, same way for me.
02:00
I don't know if I'm...
02:03
What mile markers is this going to be at?
02:07
170, self-bound.
02:13
The message is your read, say, 170.
02:17
601,
02:22
600.
02:23
Go ahead.
02:26
Yeah,
02:28
how far away, Jerry?
02:32
Let's go around the curves now.
02:36
Okay, I'm going to go ahead and go direct.
02:40
Scott.
02:41
A hundred.
02:50
Go ahead, that come.
02:52
Fly flight on standby waiting our second call back.
02:56
Okay, message, Steve.
03:01
They have requested.
03:03
Lifelight is on standby.
03:04
They're waiting a second call.
03:07
They'll be that. Switching over to county.
03:13
It's responding.
03:14
This is directly west of the Boyd Park Pond, southbound side.
03:19
Patient is snoring.
03:23
That's right.
03:29
We've also got the patient on her side.
03:31
They're unable to lay her flat on her back.
03:33
They're believing it is broken.
03:39
Message, see them.
03:51
Go ahead and show me unseen.
03:53
I've got a single vehicle in the driving lane with lane blockage.
03:58
$2,600 can be unseen.
04:00
I'll have I-55 command.
04:04
Seen, isn't it, that one lane blockage?
04:12
I'm from my 55, command.
04:15
Command, go ahead.
04:25
Command, go ahead.
04:28
What is your closest PD unit? I'm going to need PD to get my traffic shut down for me.
04:39
I will notify both responding units.
04:46
Message received.
04:48
Where would you like to close that? Do you want to call the way back near a Tijuana exit or just before you are?
04:56
Go ahead, give me closed down at the Twanda XL, vice differently, if I need difference.
05:05
Have EG on the helicopter.
05:09
They were waiting to see if we wanted them to launch.
05:11
They were on standby.
05:12
You want me to ask for an ETA and launch.
05:15
Yeah, go ahead and get the bird in the air if you can.
05:23
Rescue 13, just want it to center.
05:27
Go for Hesk, 13.
05:30
13, go ahead and hit the turnaround.
05:32
Do you guys come at Disney 5?
05:35
That's correct.
05:36
It's 5.
05:38
Hit the turnaround right in front of you.
05:40
I've got traffic stops.
05:45
Debbie, hit the turnaround right in front of those.
05:49
I-55 command from Meckham.
05:52
Go for 55 command.
05:55
Police, sir, about a mile and a half away from being able to close that down for you, and the chopper will not fly.
06:03
Message received.
06:05
Negative on the chop, huh?
06:07
Yeah, I'm going to have to have traffic closed down.
06:11
Rescue 13, 600.
06:14
Okay,
06:16
13.
06:17
Engine 13 hit the Tijuana exit.
06:20
I need to get the traffic stop for me.
06:22
Do you guys go down and hit the Tijuana access.
06:27
Okay, engine 13 copies Tijuana exit.
06:30
We'll shut it down.
06:33
McCombie by speed on Street.
06:37
No. Those 13 is on scene.
06:41
Let's get 13 on.
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I-55, Bloomington, IL
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