Man found lying unresponsive on roadway near Butler North Liberty Rd, Butler OH

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/1/2025 08:19 PM

Near Butler-North Liberty Rd, Butler, OH 44822

A welfare check was called for a man lying in the roadway near Butler North Liberty Road. The man appeared intoxicated and possibly unresponsive. Emergency responders were alerted to the location just outside the village limits of Butler for immediate assistance.

Audio|Source: Richland County Public Safety

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Transcript:

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Just so you're aware, there's a welfare check[1], reference to male laying in the roadway on Butler North Liberty,

00:06

and intoxicated male (name withheld).

00:09

(number withheld). Okay.

00:13

If you could just let the post know, we should try to clear here as soon as we can.

00:18

(number withheld) northbound, it's going to be a 31,

00:23

32 with debris in the roadway.

00:30

All right, in-row.

00:36

A, (number withheld), Snake.com, anything as well, we signal too.

00:41

Thanks.

00:46

I think you can come in around as well.

00:52

25, please.

00:58

1297.

01:01

Just be advised.

01:03

I had something bounce underneath the bottom of my car brake. Good.

01:09

I don't know what it was, but my electronic stability control is on now.

01:14

Okay, 905.

01:18

Good.

01:21

(number withheld) Butler North Liberty Road. It should be Butler North Liberty just south of the village of Butler.

01:28

That's Liberty Street in Butler, becomes Butler North Liberty as you exit. So just outside the city of the village limits.

01:35

For a potentially unresponsive male lying in the roadway, call fire any messing around.

Police codes explained

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[1]

welfare check: Request for officers to check a person's wellbeing

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Near Butler-North Liberty Rd, Butler, OH 44822

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