Vehicle crash on US-131 northbound with fleeing driver, Grand Rapids MI


Emergency responders attended a vehicle crash on US-131 northbound near Wealthy Street. The crash involved a rear-end collision caused by a wrong-way driver who fled the scene heading north. No head-on collision was confirmed. Responders are managing the situation and checking the area.
Audio|Source: Kent County Fire and EMS
02:59
Transcript:
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Rescue 1, car 97, battalion 5.
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Med2 vehicle crash with extortation.
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District 2.
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At U.S. 131 northbound near Wealthy Street.
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Respond on Channel 2.
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Digit 2, I believe it's covered for now.
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I'll show you clear.
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Digit 2 stand for.
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Spenture for Rescue 1.
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Rescue 1, go ahead.
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At Rescue 2 as well, please.
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We're going to switch the channel 2.
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And they might have to go up and check north of welding.
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Message received.
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Platform 2 is unseen with a rear end crash south of engine 10 is going to check north of.
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utility 2 unseen and for those headed to the highway all evidence we have so far is there is just the one crash
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So I had to rescue I think I missed some traffic do we have a definitive location?
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Platform 2 is on scene south of wealthy.
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That said...
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Platform 2.
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Bentton Avenue South East 4-740 Brenton actually South Bretton and Bretton Court Summerhaven room number (number withheld) on a 58-year-old male abdominal pain above the belly button at 1130
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At 1130
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Man rescue one northbound seems to be flowing north of wealthy
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Dispatcher 131 command?
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131 command, go ahead.
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We have all units standby where they're at right now, except engine 10 have them blocked for us.
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It was a reported wrong way driver caused this collision and then they fled northbound.
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We believe we have no head-on collision.
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So the causing driver likely fled northbound all.
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Machines still responding can find a position and hold.
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What side of the highway are you on?
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US-131, Grand Rapids, MI
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