Major traffic accident closes Preston Highway, Louisville KY
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a major traffic collision near Cooper Chapel Road and Preston Highway in Louisville. Both directions of Preston Highway were closed due to the crash. Multiple units blocked traffic and coordinated routes around the scene. Three patients were reported and transported for evaluation.
Audio|Heard on: Louisville Metro Police 1 - Divisions 6 and 7
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03:16
Transcript:
00:00
I have all of southbound Preston shut down.
00:03
I need another car to block northbound Preston.
00:12
Southbound Preston shut down.
00:17
Shut down all northbound and all southbound Preston.
00:31
Baker, we've got three total patients.
01:30
If you can start, whenever you get here, shut it down at Cooper Chapel.
02:02
I've got northbound shut down at Thornton.
02:49
I need one more car on the other exit down by Chick-fil-A that's farther to Pender.
03:03
Need one more car about the Chick-fil-A right there by Thornton's.
03:11
Six Baker, I'll take that.
03:13
I'll be there in a second.
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Location mentioned:
Cooper Chapel Rd & Preston Hwy, Louisville, KY 40229
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