Silver SUV crashes head-on on I-24 in Bledsoe County, Bledsoe County TN
Alarm mounts as a silver SUV crosses the I-24 median in Bledsoe County, crashing head-on into a tractor-trailer, causing multiple injuries and blocking eastbound lanes.
Audio|Source: Tennessee Highway Patrol District 2 Dispatch - Chattanooga
04:28
Transcript:
00:00
That is 5.25 that's still on the move.
00:03
In front location of 20 Fort West, the 164.
00:07
It's not going to be a 1057.
00:08
The silver SUV driving erratically in the slow lane all over the roadway.
00:12
The guardrail of the tractor trailer kept traveling.
00:15
They're down the median crossing over into head-on traffic.
00:18
Flash in 159 over force.
00:27
Ten boards.
00:28
So the vehicle is in the median?
00:31
Crossed the median going into head-on traffic.
00:36
It's now hit a tractor trailer at this time.
00:42
Eastbound.
00:47
Stand by.
00:55
2252 that's the firm it crossed over to the eastbound side.
01:04
104.
01:09
2264 I'm clear my last if you can show me en route as well.
01:13
24.
01:20
252. Is he at the 164 mile marker? Is he at the 159? I see.
01:26
They're going to be at the 159.
01:29
Can't order right.
01:31
20, 252.
01:34
252.
01:36
There's been several vehicles involved still getting extended injuries if there are already.
01:43
Okay, four, if you could go ahead and send an extra unit.
01:46
We've got traffic backed up past 158 now.
01:51
Got more.
01:59
Straight by the vehicles are stopped in the roadway, I believe it's blocking all lanes.
02:05
Both lanes are backed up past the 158.
02:08
I'm still not 97, I'm trying to locate them.
02:14
I'm sorry, I understand what you say now.
02:16
Eastbound's backed up, past the 158.
02:19
Standing forth.
02:24
2 on 97, I got people lugging me down.
02:28
10 more.
02:34
22,
02:35
64 to 502. I'm passing the 164 going west if you know where you need me live now.
02:41
You know where you need me live now.
02:46
I'm sure you got 47 or out, but I'm going to 27 or 2.
02:52
10-4[1], they're inbound, we'll advise them.
02:59
Hey, go ahead and notify supervisor and level possible 70.
03:05
Stand-for, it's 1207.
03:08
Covered your route.
03:10
Stand-4. You wouldn't show me inbound.
03:15
I... Stand-four.
03:22
252 that's right now I've got three vehicles involved.
03:30
2252 104 252.
03:36
Go ahead.
03:40
Marion County is sending another 47 and they've got two inbound now.
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2348 10886 10886 1040.
03:58
20407 2207.
04:00
2707 for a while, go ahead and notify the interstate can be shut down for a while, go ahead and notify you off.
04:06
104.
04:08
24.
04:17
Go ahead.
04:19
Do you need maintenance to respond from TD?
04:24
I have 10-4[1].
04:25
I know algebra in the roadway.
04:27
Okay.
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10-4: Acknowledgment/OK
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