Multi-vehicle crash on I-71 in Columbus sparks freeway shutdown, Columbus OH
A multi-vehicle crash on I-71 southbound near Weber Road sent one car airborne and rolling multiple times, which has caused a full closure of the freeway as responders arrive.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide
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Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, there was a 5-171 southbound just south of Weber.
00:07
Two white cars.
00:08
One is against the wall.
00:12
All the airbags are deployed, and one is about a quarter mile south of over.
00:20
I'm happy.
00:21
I'll get cars in that excited with that way.
00:23
Thank you, sir.
00:28
That's 37 in route to our jurisdiction.
00:35
How long ago is that radio?
00:39
It's when they're old.
00:44
Did that vehicle 71 Southbound?
00:48
I'm from, Front 37.
00:51
Okay, give me the vehicle type again.
00:54
I'm 71 Southbound, I'll pull off, see if I go by.
01:00
It's a white square to Camry, 226, Zebra,
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Ocean 7.
01:32
Swallowing it.
01:34
Uh,
01:38
Stay by, I'm gonna call them back.
01:46
Radio to 20, we have all air for freeway, no answer up just yet.
02:00
Looks like a vehicle went airborne and rode several times.
02:07
You'll have to go at North Broadway to get to it, which is being carried by 31,
02:12
have four precincts responding as well.
02:19
Okay.
02:23
I do you want them out with 100?
02:26
Okay.
02:34
It's a white toilet Camry and the correct tag is 226 zebra Ocean Young.
02:47
Please for the channel site.
02:54
126 we're trying to get a detention and went into a store or trying to get back to.
03:03
Okay.
03:06
Okay, we're gonna chopper this up and the disses.
03:11
Chop chintel1, chapter 1.
03:15
Six and seven having that.
03:22
Okay, go to 161 at Flip, come back.
03:26
Alright, I'm north and coming up on players now.
03:34
This place is secure OB-A.
03:38
Okay.
03:44
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03:50
Former tenant's trustfashing on property was removed of (name withheld), male black, gray, jacket, green pants.
03:59
Copy. Copy.
04:08
Able to head over and help shut down the freeway 71 southbound in North Broadway.
04:15
There's going to be an entire freeway closure.
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