Vehicle crashes off I-5 near rest area, driver bleeding, Bellingham WA
TrafficA vehicle crossing lanes crashed off I-5 near a rest area causing head injuries to an elderly driver, raising concern for road safety and driver condition.
Audio|Source: Whatcom County Sheriff, Bellingham and Western Washington University Police
03:20
Transcript:
00:00
Logging C, Sam 1, did you locate the vehicle? It looks like fire call mentioned 1RP, said they were to make the drive off the road from the southbound side.
00:16
Do Sam 1 walk him?
00:20
to someone.
00:23
Advise state that the vehicle is at the very beginning of the offering for the rest area.
00:31
And it actually crossed from the opposite lane of traffic.
00:34
So it was going southbound, crossed the entire freeway, and went into the bushes.
00:40
And I'll have a plate for you here shortly.
00:43
Reaching stop-down, cross all lanes and travel to northbound side, all for that wet area.
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C-Sam 1-7-1-2-7-1.
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2-7-1.
01:02
Adam Nora-Nora 0429.
01:10
2-7-1.
01:12
Sam Cemetery welcome area.
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Free Sam, Cemetery, RP Advise, can be closer to a hammer road on Hollis 6.
01:33
Mapping shows them just west.
01:41
Two same one, welcome drivers.
01:44
Two same one.
01:51
Two-simile.
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Two-part last,
01:54
Cruz,
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Charles Robert, Union, Zebra,
01:57
Mendes, Mary Edward Nora, David Edward Zebra, First of Gilbert, common spelling, Middle O,
02:04
Avaldo,
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061279.
02:12
2-7-1
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Gilbert is no-1 is valid 27 21st.
02:24
2nd1. Code 1[1]-14.
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Code 1[1] for state.
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Code 1[1] for state.
02:35
7-2 off the major clip.
02:42
7-2-Zellas Appetay Parade.
02:45
Two patients,
02:47
tractor driver head on the steering wheel.
02:51
Break.
02:55
Pickup truck driver, elderly male bleeding from the head, airbag deployment.
03:08
All party is conscious for even alert.
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Hey berm,
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Appears elderly male didn't have his seatbelt on and head hits the windshield.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 1: Non-emergency response; proceed without lights and sirens
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Location mentioned:
I-5, Bellingham, WA
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