Wrong-way crash involving multiple vehicles on highway, Ellis County TX
TrafficA wrong-way driver caused a major crash involving multiple vehicles, including a semi-truck, on the southbound lanes near mile markers 261 to 262 on Highway 161 in Ellis County, Texas.
Audio|Source: Ellis County Public Safety
03:30
Transcript:
00:00
That's on (number withheld).
00:06
Northbound in the southbound lanes, northbound in the southbound lanes of the white car.
00:17
I've seen at the 260, 260.
00:26
This is going to be an unknown race male, black hoodie, blue shorts, white tennis shoes entered onto the property.
00:36
Self and Fox if you want are going to go to that Strickland call.
00:40
104.P.C.4.11, they crashed into another hole.
00:49
Southbound side.
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Right around the 261.
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Southbound, 261.
00:55
104. Go ahead and call me MS.
01:01
We are.
01:07
Alpha seven four one.
01:09
Alpha seven four one, go ahead.
01:13
I can take your six or Mario Thornton and boss.
01:16
Thank you.
01:37
Attention Palmer, fire personnel, first responders, easy route to a major accident.
01:41
It's going to be southbound, 161, 262, southbound 261, 262.
01:46
It's going to be a wrong-way driver that caused a crash.
01:49
One caller said it looked like the vehicle was split in half.
01:52
County clear.
01:53
Let's have to show me out.
01:54
It's just outside.
01:55
Say, I'll be going to the taker.
01:58
It's on the center median.
02:04
Okay.
02:10
Mary Paul, 361, 8 Mary Paul, 361, via Texas dealer type.
02:17
I see.
02:22
Thank you. 3.3.30 County.
02:33
Do it.
02:35
Same traffic.
02:39
Two, four.
02:45
17.26, they're out of station.
02:49
Two-four.
02:57
On the highway.
03:02
One of the semi,
03:06
the other vehicles in the media.
03:08
I'm looking for the white car right now.
03:11
10-4[1]. We have other Guinness and route.
03:21
The safe eyes, it sounds like it's three vehicles total now.
03:25
Semi... And one's in the mediums.
03:28
They're looking for a third vehicle right now.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or understood.
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Ellis County, TX
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