Multi-vehicle crash on bridge causes westbound blockage, Cocke County TN
TrafficA multi-vehicle traffic accident occurred on the bridge near mile marker 445. Westbound lanes are blocked. Rescue and EMS teams are responding. A helicopter was requested due to a reported major head injury.
Audio|Source: Cocke County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS, Newport Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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17-03, rescue 35.
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17.
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I am at the blusting curve right now, and I've got vehicles flag to move at me.
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Do we have guys getting trucks or are y'all getting on the interstate?
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10, grab squad 17, 04, grab his engine.
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Copy, open the door.
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17-03, rescue 35.
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Good.
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I'm passing the 437, heading your way.
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10-4[1]. Chief, I've got engine and squad 17.
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1729-217. Traffic is at a standstill both sides.
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Copy, what's your location?
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Coming through the blust and curve right now.
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Copy. Are you on seeing yet?
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I'm looking to say so.
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On the bridge right here, everything's soft.
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Let me get out and go through here and assess.
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Thank you, ma'am.
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Back up the westbound side.
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Back up the westbound side.
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Stand by, try the eastbound side.
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We're going to try to see if we can get up to it.
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We're coming up to stop traffic.
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Alright, 10-4[1].
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1729-217.
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It is on the bridge at the 445.
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Rescue Squad would probably be better if you can get off at the 443 and come up the wrong way.
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Yeah, 104, I can do that.
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1703.
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Good.
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Walter, I hate to ask this, but can we wronglyne this thing and get on up there?
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Stand by for a moment.
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Central 1703 is on the scene.
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Chief 17 is on the scene.
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Chief 17 has incident in command.
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C42217.
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Dispatch show engine 172 in route.
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Where does that mean?
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O3, I'm in route.
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I'm coming westbound, spot behind me.
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Canbo.
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You're westbound on the westbound side.
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Copy, we're coming westbound.
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That's welcome, sir.
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Careful,
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you got tractor trailers in emergency lane.
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Tractor trailer is in the leftbound, westbound.
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Correct, that tractor trailer is in westbound, see if you can push you.
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Be careful, it's in the, you got grass there, you'll fall over.
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Copy.
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Spot 17 is really.
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You're in route to ER Bed 8.
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You'll be transporting a 75-year-old female 250 pounds back to Newport Post-Aute.
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Room 325 feet.
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Run number is 6345.
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Go ahead, Chief 17.
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Go ahead and get me a burden around.
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Two-four.
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Chief 17, the rescue 35.
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Go ahead.
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I just crossed over into the westbound side, coming your way.
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Be careful, you've got tractor trailers in the emergency lane.
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10-4[1]. I got them.
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June it, go ahead.
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Made one. Somebody up there is yelling for a helicopter.
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I'm not sure who it is.
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Yeah, 10-4[1], I'm about to do a weather check.
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Medic 3, if you're not on scene yet, be advised there is a large cluster going on right there.
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You may have to swap to the westbound lane to get to it.
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They're requesting a bird.
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I'm trying to do a weather check right now.
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If we go to Hartford,
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we're currently around around.
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I'm not sure of the extent of it, but I'm being told a major head injury.
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35 97.
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1042, 21.
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17, do you want to notify how you want to shut down?
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Or go ahead and let...
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heywood shut down.
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This match spot 17.
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Do you copy G717? Okay,
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boy.
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Power did that, Shrassie.
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Good.
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Well,
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I... Well, I start checking on a bird right now.
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They're checking for the welcome center.
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They may not be able to get there.
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We might have to move it somewhere else.
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1701, I'm going to need these top cars that away.
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We can land that bird here on the bridge.
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17-2 is on scene.
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Bob 17's arrived.
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22.
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22.
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Copy that run.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment/OK
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Cocke County, TN
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