Major multi-vehicle crash shuts down highway near Vail amid snow, Edwards CO
TrafficMultiple vehicle crashes were reported on Highway 131 near Vail during snowy weather, prompting a major multi-car pileup and highway closure for safety as responders checked for injuries.
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1720, Sunburst drive, Rupuspeas Line.
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Engine 9, on scene.
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One vehicle off the right shoulder of the westbound lanes of 131.
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All parties secured out.
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Minor damage will be investigated checking for injuries.
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131 command.
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2.55-251-0.
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1118.
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I copy. Engine 9 is on scene on the westbound of 131, with one vehicle on the right side.
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Everyone is outside of the vehicle, 131 command at 1118.
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Vail 14 is on scene at Beijing.
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Engine 14 on scene 1119.
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We have battalion 9 is on scene as well.
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Battalion 9 on scene at 1119.
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Engine 9, battalion.
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Engine 9, battalion.
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Okay.
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Bill 1235, I'm going to be upping my response just for the on endgers.
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Yeah, I'm just laying around and see if I can't get a little bit of, uh,
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uh,
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uh,
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engine may copy.
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Acknowledge fire to get on scene, they do have everyone at the vehicle they're checking on injuries now.
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I copy.
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And I just heard back from state, apparently there are multiple crashes in the canyon, so it may be an extended ETA for this.
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Do you copy, thank you.
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1120.
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Bill 2.55, variance,
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denied due to snow.
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Clear?
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1120.
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Mail 604, I'll be clear with the unknown nature.
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1120.
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El2.36. 2.136.
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Engine 14.
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I'm clear of the contract.
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I'll be adding notes here, sureless.
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Clear by command.
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Engine 14 is available mobile.
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1121.
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Engine 14, cleared by command, available mobile at 1122.
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Units responding to the rollover at the 131.
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We just heard from State's channel, they do have a trooper responding from the 129.
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They'll medicate.
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1235, I copy.
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I'll be responding routine.
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Medics.
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Okay. Okay.
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Accident, about a mile before the original one, I buy during a coma in the center,
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minor damage all the way around.
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We'll check on here in a second.
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Medicaid, I copy.
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Do you need another ambulance help that way?
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Standby. I just had another accident as well.
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If we're going to have CSP or somebody else this way, or if you got has people available for sand.
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Medicate, do you know by which mile marker you're at?
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By the 132.
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11213.
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Command's one time.
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Dale, 131, Command.
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131,
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Command. 131, Command.
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And units responding to the rollover crash, we've just been advised by Engine 9, who is unseen that they do have multiple other crashes that have just happened.
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We'll be advising state and CDOT trying to get sand or something put down on the road for traction.
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Do you know if CSP is going to be en route or will be on accident alert?
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Call 35, copy?
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Oh, 24.
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Originally, I did have a trooper responding from the 129.
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This is about five minutes ago, given the fact that we just received the other two accidents from Medicaid.
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I will check on a time.
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Okay, thank you.
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1124.
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Vail Metcate.
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There were some plows, probably three miles before, so you can check him with you.
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I just had another two cars going to the ditch.
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Vail, 1220.
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Can you check with Garfields? Make sure that they're okay if I do a slow roll from the, uh,
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sit there ranch area.
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I'm going to copy, I believe we're on the phone with CDOT right now.
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We'll give them the call, see that they need one, I don't let them care for.
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Vail, just for your information, a trooper just passed the 130-ebound head into those crashes.
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Medigator, you direct.
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We now have about a 20-car accident.
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We've been hit.
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We're all okay.
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We have 123 command.
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Can you have the highway shutdown at dot zero?
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Westbound? I copy.
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Do we need NES channel for the 20 vehicle accident?
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Hey, 131 command, this is medic five.
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Do you need us there? Can we go help Medicaid?
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You guys can go help.
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We have one with minor injuries.
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It's probably going to be a refusal, but we have more accidents.
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I say, go there.
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And you guys responding, engine nine is just advised.
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They have a large multi vehicle accident.
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They were also involved in that.
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They seem to be okay, but we are contacting CDOT to shut down the highway in the area.
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Well, 20-9.
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1228, copy.
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It's just biased where they want us.
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Copy, we're working on 1125.
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Bail Medicaid, traffic around us has stopped.
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I'll get you a better count of vehicles here, but we do have a semi and multiple disabled vehicles here.
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Medicaid, I copy.
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Can you move your traffic to ES1?
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Yes, ma'am.
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Thank you, Illinois, check that.
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Bail, in June 14.
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In June 14.
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We're responding to the secondary exit and moving to S-1 from Bear Ranch.
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Thank you, sir, going to East 1 at the 1126.
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Vail, Battalion 9.
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Battalion 9.
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Battalion 9 will be moving to ES1, respond to the secondary accident.
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I have 126.
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