Vehicle flees scene after possible crash on NC 16, Catawba County NC
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible traffic collision near NC 16 and Bethany Church Road in North Carolina involving a burgundy Mazda that may have fled the scene after impact. EMS and fire units were dispatched, and a patient contact was later confirmed. Another call mentioned a possible impaired driver in a gray Ford on Malcolm Boulevard near Kansas Street. The situation appeared to involve multiple agencies working to locate the vehicles and check for injuries.
Audio|Heard on: Lincoln County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
03:12
Transcript:
00:00
Needing the Catawba PD near NC 16 and Bethany Church Road.
00:06
Three hundred and one county.
00:09
Go ahead.
00:10
Three hundred and three.
00:12
Show me out on this house at Palm Tree Church.
00:16
Thank you.
00:18
At 546, PD near NC 16 and Bethany Church Road, a burgundy Mazda was driving recklessly before.
00:29
Acknowledged.
00:34
Give me medic 7.
00:37
Medic 7.
00:39
We're out at Novartis Huntersville.
00:43
Acknowledged.
00:48
Medic three, C med.
00:51
Medic three.
00:55
We're going to be in the area attempting to locate.
00:58
Engine 50, fire center.
01:01
Engine 50.
01:04
Show me the area with EMS.
01:07
Acknowledged.
01:12
Medic 3, see that?
01:15
Medic 3.
01:21
I believe we're making contact with patient now.
01:25
Acknowledged.
01:30
Engine 50 has arrived at fire center.
01:34
Acknowledged.
01:39
I was saying engine 30 push.
01:43
Engine 33.
01:45
We're back in service.
01:51
Acknowledged.
01:57
This is 50 to fire.
01:58
All states five use clear for EMS.
02:03
Acknowledged.
02:05
Newton to Burke cars, possible intoxicated driver northbound on Malcolm Boulevard near Kansas Street.
02:12
A gray Ford.
02:13
License (number withheld).
02:17
License (number withheld).
02:19
Authority sale time 1642.
02:26
Four to 16.
02:28
F546.
02:35
What direction was that burgundy car traveling?
02:46
We were told they were currently stopped when they thought they hit somebody head on.
02:52
213, are you during number 21?
02:58
Acknowledged, send me a unit.
03:01
Driver decided to flee.
03:05
Acknowledged.
03:07
Acknowledged.
03:08
Is it the emergency department caller or someone else?
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
NC-16 & Bethany Church Rd, North Carolina 28658
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