Crash on I-19 near Sahuarita road shuts down highway, Sahuarita AZ
TrafficA traffic crash on I-19 near Sahuarita Road required closing the highway's southbound lanes for a helicopter to land and paramedics to treat patients. Emergency crews including fire and DPS units coordinated to shut down traffic, establish a landing zone, and transport one patient to Banner Main Hospital. Some traffic was diverted at nearby roads to manage the closure.
Audio|Source: Pima County Public Safety South, Green Valley
08:12
Transcript:
00:00
9-5-5-0, we've got the information.
00:07
K-O-3146-0-8, a 19-kilometer plus 80, pressing a shutdown on the ramp north-out game of mine.
00:16
They're working at 1053 and they're landing a helo.
00:19
Here, 1078.
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Kelo, 0-58.
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Kelo-358, 8.
00:25
K0-358, 8, 43.
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0358 Kilo3308.
00:36
Go ahead.
00:39
I'll go ahead and 78.
00:41
I'm closer.
00:43
Jeff Bart, happy.
00:49
PPS has shut down the southbound lanes on I-19 so the Hilo can land on our location when they get here.
01:03
Two apparatus blocking off the traffic.
01:08
I call the apparatus is blocking down southbound traffic DPS, southbound lanes closed for landing zone at 844.
01:17
The property can land just south of the fire units on the southbound line, south of our location.
01:30
On traffic just south of the email line.
01:38
1918 command 3.50.
01:44
844. Okay, 44.
01:50
Command engine 1-5-4-10.
01:53
C-115 command will hit.
02:01
Yeah, I'm approaching from the south approximately three minutes out.
02:04
Do you want me to manage that LZ for you?
02:07
Yeah, if you could, sir.
02:08
It's going to be on the southbound lane, so you might have to get out of the unit and just stand there.
02:16
Yeah, I copied to your go up, thank you.
02:20
Copy that, sir, thank you.
02:23
Italian 231, Angel, 154.
02:31
Can we confirm that ETA on the Hilo?
02:36
15 minutes, about 10 minutes ago we confirmed break, rally fire, 19 command.
02:43
19 command, rally fire.
02:46
Does the Hilo have an ETA yet? I'll be an ETA.
02:50
Okay.
03:02
Go ahead.
03:04
Do they need other officers to stage up in different areas?
03:13
I copy that.
03:14
I'm going to work with them on another channel not to occupy your command channel.
03:28
That's one's all.
03:29
Are we able to grow up with you get that they wanted more than traffic from Syria roads shut down as well?
03:41
We called them back up to the initial thing and they advised that they wanted all northbound traffic and the ramp closed.
03:51
Okay,
03:52
copy. Gray, Ciloh-2-4-6.
03:54
Go ahead and set down to the road.
03:56
I'm in the piece from Therida Road.
03:58
Compton, okay, looking further.
04:05
Pilo-347, Peele-3-4-6.
04:09
Go ahead. I'm coming up to Sahuarita Road.
04:11
Do you want me to start shutting them down here or let him go up to a Pima Line? 10-4[1].
04:16
I'm already north of that intersection coming up to Puma Line.
04:23
1040, do you want me to divert them off at Serena Road?
04:29
Yes, going to close down, north on traffic on I-19 of Sahuarita Road.
04:38
1040, 1060.
04:41
Q0-330. Also if you could assist, KEL347.
04:46
247.
04:53
247. Kilo-3-4-7.
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Kilo-360, Kola-3-3-4-7.
05:00
If you can stage up just a little bit to the south, and me start getting them slowed down and I'll get them off here at the Strad Road.
05:09
Okay,
05:10
forward.
05:14
Okay, 1453 has arrived at station 151 for coverage.
05:24
Thank you, sir, 0848.
05:29
Shire, Chief 150.
05:32
Chief 150, go ahead.
05:35
Just confirming the Gila that we have inbound.
05:43
That, too.
05:46
I copy Lysnet, too.
05:47
Thank you.
05:50
To rate 48.
05:56
6-0-2-4-7.
06:04
Go ahead.
06:07
Do you want to come up? Just take the number two lane.
06:10
I've got the number one lane and we'll start getting them diverted off here.
06:16
Simple.
06:22
I was advised from DPS that we shut it down.
06:25
We got the ladder truck shut down, the traffic here so the nobody could get through.
06:30
There was just a one car that was already here that took off.
06:37
I copy that.
06:39
I think we may have traffic coming on at Papago.
06:44
I'm not in truck 3-31, or injured to 3-1?
06:48
Go ahead and then the second one.
06:53
We've got two miners with Paramedic 151, they're both green.
07:08
Valley Fire, Paramedic 154 is transporting one patient code 3, the Banner Main with one extra firefighters.
07:15
We've been transporting for approximately two minutes now.
07:20
Paramedic 154, I copy you, transporting,
07:23
extra firefighter on board, UA,
07:26
Maine. 847.
07:34
Engine, 231, 19, comment.
07:39
Captain, 231, 19, come in.
07:41
Captain, 231, 19, come in.
07:52
And I hate one to respond to your C.
07:58
1-50, PIO 465.
08:05
PI.O. 465, 2.150.
08:08
Chief,
08:09
they just reported to me that the red was just taken by ground.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative—message received, understood, or OK.
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Location mentioned:
Near Sahuarita Rd, Sahuarita, AZ 85629
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