Wrong-way vehicles jam roads near Valley Forge Mountain, Blair County PA
TrafficWrong-way vehicles caused serious traffic blockage near Valley Forge Mountain on Old and New 22. Police units swiftly coordinated to turn cars around and restore order.
Audio|Source: Blair County EMS, Fire, Police, Hazmat and Helos
05:17
Transcript:
00:00
Do you go away or are you down at Valley Forge?
00:06
Chief, we're down at Valley Forge in Old 22.
00:10
We have it shut down so nobody can come up the mountain.
00:25
K-50 did you do this morning? Do you have anybody guarding 4-10 to bypass you and ties in to old 22?
00:38
Yes, I'm aware.
00:45
Cambrian Medics 75-4-1-6-12 soon as Med 5.
00:50
Med 5.
00:53
On top of mid-five.
01:07
Charlie response for chatting,
01:10
700 South Cayuga Avenue, 1613.
01:23
Thank you. Thank you.
01:30
Thank you. Thank you.
01:45
7403, the 6,700 South Pike Avenue,
01:50
Hillbass, Alt-Carr.
01:51
You're going to win room 5B for a 55-year-old female having chest pain.
01:57
We do have BD in route.
01:59
She's hitting and spinning all the staff.
02:06
That's another big book.
02:08
Okay.
02:14
Player G50.
02:17
Yeah,
02:21
G-50. Blair, is someone from Cambria on scene at O-22?
02:31
There was an off-duty Cambria Township officer that provided us with the update of the 100-150 cars.
02:42
If you can get PDs noted this way, there's roughly 90 cars trying to come the wrong way on the westbound side.
02:53
We do have Allegheny Township Police Center out as well.
02:57
We'll notify the state.
03:00
Okay,
03:01
safety, they advise.
03:03
Allegheny PDs is almost the base of the mountain by now.
03:06
Coming your way.
03:12
Canberra 752, channel and don't soon on.
03:17
Med 5.
03:19
Copy on Med 5.
03:26
Hey, can you get a hold of Officer Fleck on Central PD? He's waiting for you in there.
03:38
20, special unit 20.
03:42
I had standby right there one second.
03:50
Q50, who are you trying to reach?
03:55
Officer Fleck.
04:01
826, Blare, you copy?
04:04
Yeah, I copy.
04:07
It appears Duncansville has 22 going back down towards Foot of Ten Road.
04:13
I don't know where you guys rat on on 22 or new 22.
04:19
B-26, G50. I'm up on old 22 Westbound, right in the area of the rest of the worst.
04:25
Trying to turn all the cars that are coming the wrong way back around.
04:31
Okay, so you're on the uphill.
04:34
That is correct.
04:35
I'm on the uphill.
04:36
Deputy should be on a new 22.
04:42
Copy, so I'm at the base of the mountain here at the turn of the cars.
04:46
Are you having them coming down or do you want me to start turning them one by one from the rear end?
04:53
If you feel comfortable, you can turn around down there and start sending them back.
04:57
I have almost everything turned around now to go up the mountain.
05:06
Copy.
05:07
I'll start turning around and head back down.
05:16
Thank you, sir.
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Location mentioned:
US-22 & Old Rte 22, Allegheny Township, PA 16635
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