Rollover crash along Catalina Highway, Tanque Verde AZ
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible rollover crash along Catalina Highway near mile marker 11. A passerby reported seeing a man walking down the mountain bleeding from his arm after a vehicle, described as a Ford Explorer, appeared to have flipped over. The man was thought to be the driver. PCSO, fire, and EMS units responded to the scene, and one person was reported to be a 73-year-old male with chest pain who was conscious and breathing.
Audio|Heard on: Tucson Police/Fire Citywide
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03:35
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 314 and Rescue 311, traffic accident near North Catalina Highway.
00:07
Nine thousand north and thirteen thousand seven hundred east.
00:10
Respond on A5E.
00:16
Check.
00:23
Bumper 16.
00:29
Minty 76, code two, CFD, no problem.
00:36
Two five zero North Maguire Avenue.
00:38
Minty 76, please respond on EMS one.
00:44
Six and out.
00:49
Med 840, stand by.
00:52
Break Med 800 and seventy-six, I'll show you en route near North Maguire Avenue.
01:00
Eight hundred and three ten, Franklin.
01:03
Do we have any additional information on this call that came in?
01:07
That's affirmative.
01:09
PCSOs say that they received the information from a passerby.
01:16
A passerby reported seeing a man walking down the mountain bleeding from his arm.
01:23
He appeared to be male in his 50s to 60s.
01:26
As they continued up the mountain, they saw a Ford Explorer flipped over.
01:32
They believe he was the driver.
01:34
They stopped at the vehicle and did not see anyone else inside.
01:40
They had nothing further.
01:42
PCSO is also en route.
01:47
Station 310 copies.
01:49
Do we have an exact mile marker?
01:51
Mile marker 11.
01:58
Station 310 copies, show Rescue 311 en route.
02:02
Check.
02:07
Med 840, you're responding to a 73-year-old man with chest pain.
02:17
Conscious, alert, and breathing.
02:20
No further.
02:23
849 was copy, canceled by TFD.
02:33
Copy 849, clear available on returning, canceled by fire.
02:37
Dispatch 1842.
02:39
What TFD channel are we responding on?
02:47
842, you're responding on A five east.
02:54
Copy.
02:59
840 is on scene.
03:03
Copy 840 on scene.
03:10
I can copy that was 843.
03:11
Is that correct?
03:15
842.
03:17
Check 842, we'll show you en route to another one.
03:23
Rescue 311, you can stand down the helicopter for now.
03:28
Check Rescue 311.
03:31
Be advised you have AMR 842 en route.
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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:
Catalina Highway, Tanque Verde, AZ 85749
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