Traffic accident with injury on interstate 81 northbound, Berkeley County WV

Traffic

Reported: 11/18/2025 07:27 PM

I-81, West Virginia

A traffic accident with injury occurred on Interstate 81 northbound near mile marker 22.7. One vehicle went off the left shoulder and one male was observed walking outside the vehicle. Emergency units responded to the scene and are investigating.

Audio|Source: Berkeley County Fire & EMS

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Transcript:

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County unit available for a traffic accident with injury, Interstate 81 Northbound, near mile marker 22.7.

00:13

Berkeley Company 40, Washington County Company 2, fire personnel.

00:16

Station 40 paramedic to respond for a traffic accident at near mile marker 22.7 Interstate 81 Northbound.

00:34

540 responding with two traffic accident under an injury, near mile marker 22.7, 81 northbound.

01:05

The company 30 ALS unit respond for seizure, (number withheld), schoolhouse drive off of Hedgesville Road.

01:18

Michael, open to what do you have truck?

01:21

Yeah, if you were from Empire and EMS or other, please.

01:25

Okay.

01:33

Engine Company 5,

01:35

E. Mans 11.

01:38

First while with me impaired with assist.

01:41

A hemorrhitz, (number withheld), Whitaker Lane, West Virginia.

01:48

Perkinson, Paramedic 301 is responding.

01:51

Paramedic 301 responding for seizure, (number withheld).

01:55

Schoolhouse Drive at Summins 1, Taft 4.

02:06

Drive from Brush 5, driver only.

02:10

Copy, Press 5, driver only.

02:20

401 Berkeley.

02:22

We'll be on scene, one vehicle off, one to the shoulder, left side,

02:26

one male, subject outside walking on the same talking, we'll be out investigating.

02:31

401, on scene, one vehicle off the shoulder,

02:35

one individual outside the vehicle on its own.

02:45

The trustee responding traffic accident, near mile marker 22.7 northbound.

02:49

Your sound is going to be on Berkeley Pack 1.

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