Road closed on Highway 77 due to active incident, West Memphis AR


Police have closed Highway 77 near ASCO Road to redirect traffic due to an ongoing incident. Emergency units are escorting a suspect to the hospital, with officers managing roadblocks and directing vehicles to alternative routes.
Audio|Source: West Memphis & Marion Public Safety
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Transcript:
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We're going to hit block traffic on, uh, right here at 77, and ASCO, send everything down ASCO road.
00:07
2-0, you copy my traffic.
00:09
Thank you.
00:10
The chief of Jericho said Lieutenant Rice is going to accompany the suspect to the hospital.
00:15
Okay, Ted, we're going to find out what hospital he's going to and then we'll send somebody with him until he can get there.
00:20
Two-18 dayshift, let me get a unit at 77 and afto start redirecting traffic.
00:26
278, show me direct.
00:27
Two. Twofold one.
00:28
I feel like you can get some go out on right on right here.
00:30
Okay, show me survive.
00:31
So if we got a unit that's on the North Service Road at 77, see if you can stop traffic there also so we can clear this part of 77 up.
00:41
We'll send people either round the old underpass or straight down the service road.
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Location mentioned:
AR-77, West Memphis, AR
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