Traffic accident injures elderly man and exposes wires, Charlotte NC
A red Honda CRV crashed into a brick wall near Sharonview Road, injuring a 70-year-old man who was bleeding from head, arm, and legs. The crash damaged a light pole and left electrical wires exposed nearby.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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engine 16 you channel D delta for a traffic accident near Sharonview Road engine 16 channel D delta a traffic accident near Sharonview Road cross streets of Beckford Drive and town a country drive the ladder ladder 23 to engine 23 driver
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Command along.
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Okay, come out.
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I neglected to tell you that we have control time,
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quite a while ago.
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Be releasing ladder an engine pretty quickly.
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I also had water fire a while ago.
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That's your more command.
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...engine 16.
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Go ahead, Warren.
00:51
Engine 16, you're looking for a red Honda CRV.
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Your patient's a 70-year-old male.
00:56
Somebody bleeding from the head, arm, and the legs from driving into a brick wall.
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Agent 16, copy.
01:15
I don't know if we are responsible for having Duke respond but can you have a Duke respond to notify Duke cover?
01:23
Looks like they have lights into a light pole behind you, me behind the mainstire and left wires exposed.
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You said they're connected to a wire.
01:39
Yeah, they broke it somehow into a light pole and connected to the wires coming from the light pole.
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Location mentioned:
Near Sharon View Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226
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