Fatal traffic crash with pediatric injury on off-ramp, Lone Tree CO
A serious multi-vehicle traffic accident occurred on the northbound RidgeGate Parkway off-ramp in Lone Tree, Colorado. One driver was fatally injured and needed to be extracted by emergency responders. There is also a pediatric patient receiving medical assessment at the scene. Rescue teams are searching nearby fields for additional victims and managing traffic around the incident area.
Audio|Source: South Metro Fire Rescue
03:40
Transcript:
00:00
Command, Indian 36, poaching from the south.
00:10
Command from District 1.
00:12
I've got a lot of traffic coming down the north down off ramp.
00:15
We clear?
00:17
One sec, they scooted by.
00:20
Safety 2, will you move your truck over and block?
00:27
36, can you cut that traffic off right now and then we'll have you blocked the highway? Thank you.
00:33
All units be aware we show that traffic coming down.
00:36
Let's not get on the off ramp yet.
00:38
I'm going up.
00:39
I'll confirm when we're clear.
00:43
Okay,
00:44
36 as the off-ramp shut down.
00:51
District 1st Tower 34.
00:53
Where's our best access?
00:56
Yeah, 30 speed has up come up the north-round off-ramp posing.
01:03
36 has it shut down now.
01:05
There's a little bit of traffic still coming down, but it's wide enough you guys take it so you get it up.
01:11
Copy opposing on the northbound ridge gate off-ramp.
01:19
Man from District Glenn.
01:21
Power 34th will be on scene in a second.
01:23
What do you have for need for us?
01:26
Give you one sec.
01:27
Will you start me as second medic emergent?
01:30
Second medic emergent.
01:32
Tower 34 come down here and help with extrication[2].
01:34
And if we can just do a primary search of the field from 36 and back to me.
01:44
Tower 34, stop short of my location.
01:51
Command dispatch.
01:58
Go ahead.
01:59
We do have Medic 36 in that too, but we did add Medics 34, so you have three medics total.
02:07
We need two Medics, I have 44s off the team.
02:11
I'll copy a little pick up Medic.
02:12
We'll pick up Medic 34 then.
02:16
Who may add Medic 36 is on team?
02:20
Power 34,
02:22
keep coming up, I'm gonna stop you and then grab extra case or tools.
02:28
Over copy.
02:34
34, they're doing a B-post removal, they'll bring the proper tools up as this.
02:41
Lights also, 34 is lighted up.
02:48
Can't sleep for two.
02:54
Go ahead.
02:57
The island between the 192 sign and your position is clear.
03:05
Okay, thank you.
03:08
Dispatch, District 1.
03:11
District 1.
03:12
All right, I'm going to assume command here on 925, just to clean things up here.
03:19
We're exceitating one patient driver,
03:21
the DUA.
03:23
We have one pediatric patient that's being assessed in the back of Medicare 44 right now.
03:29
We're still searching the field to see if you have any other victims.
03:33
Copy. You are extradating one driver, DOA[1], 1PX, patient being assisted back to medic 44, and searching the fields for any additional at 615.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
DOA: Dead On Arrival
[2]
extrication: Entrapment requiring removal of occupants from a vehicle
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