Light green SUV causes accident and flees scene, Hardy County WV
A light green Chevrolet Trailblazer pulled out in front of a dump truck on Harness Road, causing the dump truck to veer off the road and into a cornfield. The driver of the Trailblazer stopped briefly at the scene, then fled toward town. The dump truck was left behind and witnesses are confirming its condition.
Audio|Source: Hardy County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Was an accident down by Harness Road, run a dump truck clear off the road.
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Not to that vehicle you're going to volo for.
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It's going to be like a light green or moss color. That new green color, Chevrolet Trailblazers, coming into town.
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Grant Pondon 7774.
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They have to advise they were working around like a propane tank or anything?
00:50
He indicated they were just out cleaning up the yard and she just had the sudden onset.
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We've already disconnected. He had to go move things out of the driveway for you.
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All right.
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Anyway, I just located in the vehicle. He just passed by the museum.
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That vehicle was the one that caused the MBA down in front of Walmart, Derek Horace Road,
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into the Cornfield.
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And they knew it and took off. They fled scene.
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I'm going to track. I took the other vehicle.
01:29
H3 County, I just came through Main Street down the sheets and haven't seen that vehicle.
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Okay.
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At this time, the dump truck that was involved is setting at Napa.
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It is red in color who was witnessed.
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The witnesses is on the phone with me.
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They're double checking with the truck to make sure it's okay. Go ahead.
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Company 200, your second alert, (number withheld) short-and-run road for a 70-year-old female with a headache and weakness.
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1119 to be UCF 317.
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Company 200, your second alert, (number withheld) Jordan Run Road for a 74-year-old female, headache and weakness.
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Company 200, your second alert, (number withheld) Jordan Run Road for a 74-year-old female,
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headache and weakness.
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1119, WQCF 317.
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Not copy your traffic. I was on the phone still at that caller.
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Did you say he's on a traffic stop?
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Nathan.
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I was a state in that vehicle was trapped in sight.
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This affirmative,
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pulled out of Harness Road on (number withheld) right in front of this dump truck, caused it to bear off the roadway and take out some of the cornfield.
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And the car continued, it did stop,
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seeing what occurred, and then built it toward town.
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I'm still riding around trying to locate that vehicle from the south town, south end of town.
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Tim,
03:35
we're going to pull our cameras up to see if we can find that vehicle, see where it went to.
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Also, the dump truck is actually in behind preferred properties where Wymer's has their tire service or the rental vehicle.
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Location mentioned:
Harness Rd, West Virginia 26836
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