Wrong-way driver causes crash with entrapment on highway, East Hartford CT
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, a wrong-way driver caused a motor vehicle accident on Route 85 southbound near exit 85 in East Hartford, CT. The crash involved entrapment, and emergency services including EMS and fire personnel responded to the scene. The highway was shut down due to the incident.
Audio|Heard on: North Central CT Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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In the area 85, possibly towards the lights,
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taking calls and I may have crash.
00:07
Alright.
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All right here.
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427 happens.
00:16
What company vehicles call? Callers are still saying it's traveling still.
00:21
Good.
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I'll be quick medication.
00:25
Yeah.
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Taking calls for a crash by 85.
00:33
We can go through a car.
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841. Roger.
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950 to search.
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950.
00:52
Take to Manchester on the highway.
00:57
My wrong way is 31 at the residence due to start Manchester over here.
01:03
Roger.
01:04
It's right.
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Great, the highway will be shut down.
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Good movie, signs over.
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Roger.
01:19
427 H331 run Manchester we have a trooper out at near Bissell Street if you have any cars available can slide one over to them please.
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Fortis.
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Strait the weather's filled on the all line.
01:49
Hey, you can start services, warning draft on our soft-up.
01:54
Enrope 16,
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southbound by 85.
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246, one-to-one.
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Let me see if we get from East Cresda.
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Come back.
02:06
One in trap, and a response here for impossible wrong-way collision.
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The official copy.
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515 southbound into E-5.
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I'm 71831.
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Roger.
02:27
Roger.
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3681. Roger.
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6883-8-3-inch.
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Come in.
02:45
Group 5 and 15 southbound exit 85, state police reporting MVA[1] with entrapment.
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We have a pulse in spreading and it sounds like services are 31.
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Oh,
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it's a good morning, I'm on 427.
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BALAWAWROWS.
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Attention fire personnel responding, Route 5/15 southbound, Exit 85, state police reporting an MVA[1] with entrapment.
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Route 5/15 southbound, Exit 85,
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trainway with entrapment.
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3683, you recovered.
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All we got was the pulse.
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47-7-44-2.
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Roger, we have a pulse, and she's breathing.
03:46
Roger, and you said services are 31.
03:49
Okay, stay for the weather still, you know.
03:55
Sam, I,
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they are not.
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Thank you for stopping up.
04:00
Roger. We still shut down, I can come back from up from 85.
04:05
Stay on, seven.
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Roger. Roger.
04:12
We have a pulse and breathing on a individual.
04:16
We have a couple of services.
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They can come up the 85 ramp, the highway shut down to street.
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Got a couple plates for it.
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Go ahead. I'm happy.
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Rob a whiskey, two, three, seven,
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one. One of four,
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I've been car thirteen.
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Card two responding.
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Okay.
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Roger, Cartier responding.
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State Police reporting the patient has a pulse still trapped inside the vehicle.
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They said you can access it from the off-ramp.
04:56
They have the highway shutdown.
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Thank you.
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2025 Honda Prolong, color gray.
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So we can get on the silencing highway plane? Just let me confirm.
05:10
Roger, I have a second one.
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Let us go up to the Trubage.
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Trubation, John.
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Alpha, Delta,
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26772.
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Just confirm me and they can access from the Salisstein highway.
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Roger, they can come up the 85 ramp from Salisdine the wrong way.
05:39
We have the highway shut.
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Yeah, the 2017 protocammy caller is over.
05:47
All right.
05:50
Copy, thank you.
05:54
Car 2, that's affirmative wrong way up the ramp.
05:57
They have the highway shutdown.
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Okay, copy.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
MVA: Collision or accident involving one or more motor vehicles.
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
US-5, East Hartford, CT
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