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Elderly driver crashes into light pole on Athens RoadPrinceton WV

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Athens Rd, Princeton, WV 24740

Being alerted to a single-car crash on Athens Road, involving an elderly man bleeding after hitting a light pole, with airbags deployed and road partially blocked.

Audio|Source: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch
06:58
Transcript:
00:00
According to the available unit, there is a call at near Athens Road, a one-car MVA, vehicle versus a light pole.
00:09
Mid-911.
00:11
165, Crow, that way.
00:15
Mid-911.
00:19
Mid-9-Troll, in your house, Will.
00:26
This is an emergency.
00:44
Placer Control Station 105, East River, Princeton Rescue, need response to near Athens Road.
00:54
Near Athens Road for a single-car MVA versus a light pole to elderly male bleeding from a face.
01:03
0012.
01:17
Grab me a call for suspicious activity at 39 toll playing in Fierstown mid-room.
01:25
Okay.
01:37
570 Beckland, 10-7[2], 10-47[1].
01:50
Control, Princeton 656, respond to pace traffic.
02:02
Good night, 13.
02:08
656.
02:10
656.
02:14
656 and round at 0014.
02:18
Your incident number will be 62787.
02:23
62787. You are going to near Athens Road for single-car MVA versus light pole, to elderly male bleeding from a face.
02:34
Airbags have been deployed.
02:37
Doesn't look like the pole is broken.
02:39
The road is blocked.
02:41
Vehicle is turned sideways.
02:43
It's just turned sideways, not on its side.
02:47
We have fire en route as well as law enforcement, 0-014.
03:14
They said the road is blocked, vehicle turned sideways.
03:18
We've got the West Virginia 28, 224, 2868 Alpha.
03:22
She'll be a Buick silver in color.
03:25
The caller states that the whole pasture site is destroyed.
03:36
It's directly in front of Mountain State storage lot.
03:52
Hey, control, I'm out on the Mountain State Town's road.
03:57
Is there a wreck near Mountain State telling?
04:02
Yes, sir, I'm good, buddy, hit it that way.
04:04
I want Corey MVA versus a light pole.
04:08
You'll be how I had to control.
04:11
Copy midnight, 16.
04:16
510 control.
04:20
510.
04:22
Let me show 510, I'm thinking.
04:28
Copy, thank you, 0,016.
04:36
Control, they'll need a wrecker.
04:39
Copy.
04:41
Can you, 28 for me, please?
04:44
A control, it'll be a silver Cadillac, Western Virginia 2828, 224-286 Alpha, 224-286 Alpha.
04:54
Copy, thank you.
04:57
A control, definitely E-Squodd.
05:01
Copy there, I'll head it that way.
05:07
No one.
05:10
Angel one in Route 1.
05:16
0018.
05:22
You will need a wrecker and definitely need EMS.
05:25
Stand 4. If you want to go ahead and get a wrecker stored, that would come.
05:33
Stop, do you want the closest or just next rotation?
05:39
Just, it don't matter.
05:41
Next to rotation, I guess.
05:50
511 engine 1.
05:55
All right.
06:00
We got minimal fillage in three.
06:07
Control 6 on 6 on scene.
06:18
019. I'm moving.
06:25
I can't control.
06:30
Fountain.
06:32
Show Hatham's Road.
06:34
One lane is closed at this town.
06:35
Uh-huh.
06:39
Copy.
06:41
Angel won't control.
06:42
Angel won't be on scene.
06:43
On scene, zero 20.
06:52
One six laps, control, I'm all about my body.
06:55
I'm going to stop tonight.
06:58
2921.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-47: Emergency road repair needed
[2]
10-7: Out of service

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Athens Rd, Princeton, WV 24740
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