Multi-vehicle chaos on I-77 in Virginia blocks all lanes, Carroll County VA
TrafficMultiple crashes on Interstate 77 near the 8-mile marker block both lanes and force medics to navigate the wrong way, prompting concern.
Audio|Source: Carroll County Public Safety and Galax City Fire / EMS
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or if it's going to be separated from other vehicles.
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I'm Elk with the Tesla.
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Have medics come southbound in the northbound lane,
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advise them to see my vehicle,
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and the northbound is completely blocked.
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Beautiful.
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Unit 1 advised,
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he's out with the Tesla, look for his vehicle.
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He may have to travel the wrong way on the interstate to get to him.
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But he's out with it.
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Can you ask Unit 1, what a mile marker is?
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Unit 1. I want to go ahead.
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Medic 4 is want to know what mile marker you're at.
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I'm at the 8, the 8 exactly.
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104. 8 mile marker exactly.
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104, we actually just came from the 8 crossover exactly the 8 and we haven't seen any film or
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He's advising he's at the 8 northbound.
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He's out with the Tesla.
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Plug 1.
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Okay,
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what's your location right now?
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It's 2 south.
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Go up on Skyview.
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Okay, careful.
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South in the northbound lane and see if we can find him.
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David Ford, new beings, which are the Hillville Fire,
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talk directly with him.
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Also, if you have a unit that can check around the 9 southbound, I took a report of another vehicle that slipped at the 9 South.
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Unit 1,
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Medic 4.
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Mr. MediC 4.
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Okay, if you want to come southbound and southbound lane, you can cross over here.
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I don't know what you're going to be able to get to me unless you come that way.
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I'm trying to find you a location to get across.
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Tempor, I have Medi 2 coming southbound and northbound lanes to you as well.
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We're going to try to turn around, come back.
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I don't think they'll get here.
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We got a track from Trano Jack Mike right under the bridge.
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Has the whole interstate blocked?
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Ten four.
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Provide that it flipped, but he couldn't stop.
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If you go on the hill see you know on.
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It's over.
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That's what I received a report of.
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News 104.
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Medical ones are en route to that.
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Unit 1CCOM to 9 southbound, the subjects will be at the end of the ramp in a different vehicle I checked it.
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The vehicle was flipped in the meat in the side ditch with a trailer.
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They were okay.
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They were walking to the vehicle.
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I need the first unit that can get here to try to get to meet here to eight.
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Careful.
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They're coming the wrong way.
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Go ahead.
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Okay, do you need me to set Piper's Dab to get them started that way?
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Are we good to get on that exit eight and run south into northbound lanes the whole way, or do we need to get on southbound and then cross over, that first crossover, and then come down?
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Nate, if you can come southbound in the northbound lane, it's stopped at the bridge.
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I've got a tractor trailer, I'd like to cross.
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Traffic safety is here with me, but I'd need a medic truck here.
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If they can get in the shoulder and come up,
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but I don't think they can get by that tractor and trailer.
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Carol Frye Rescue are tied up multiple MVC[2]s on I 77, check on Clear at 533.
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Squad 1, Unit 1.
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Squad 1. Where chances is crank at SA, you want us to come south?
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Correct.
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10.
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Busy, so I need you to call State and tell them to activate both trips if they can.
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Both trip companies, we've got multiple tractor and trailers that's got us a block from getting in here.
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We need to get on out here to get the first move as quick as possible.
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Good job, y'all.
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Re-advise them.
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Tim Timmer.
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7.01 standemone.
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Here's a 8 mile marker bridge I believe is...
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8 mile is this where we're going to be out of offense.
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If I'm about a quarter of a mile up past it, I'm at the 8 mile marker, the 8 stick exactly.
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I need a man of crew here is a quick spot.
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Either one, do you need any type of equipment down there where you're at? We can carry it down up we need to.
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Negative, just an ambulance.
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The patient's going to be accessible.
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106, 124.
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Go ahead.
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Where y'all gonna be at in relation to the exit RAM?
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You're going to have to come down to the median at the 8 to get over here to us.
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Okay.
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She's going to truck 15 in a row.
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1200 unit 1.
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1, 1200.
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Okay,
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I was copying your traffic about the trips.
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That won't get any one there any quicker.
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If you need someone emergent, we need to go ahead and put you out a couple of wrecker services to move vehicles.
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I've already got Burtz on the way and I'm trying to get a hold of Russell's now.
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10-4[1], thank you.
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What do you advise the best way to access your location coming southbound from what area?
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We're stopped at the Parkway Bridge completely stopped, tracking Trader Jack and I say everybody can come southbound in a northbound lane from exit eight.
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Unit 4 to 1200 or 1201.
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You may consider mass transportation due the amount of people we have stuck out here.
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Last shooter, repeat.
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Unit 4, you cut off, repeat the last part.
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You may see if you can get a hold of somebody we may need mass transportation.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
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MVC: Motor Vehicle Collision
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