Three-vehicle crash with overturned jeep causes injuries, Schuylkill County PA
TrafficA three-vehicle crash occurred on the southbound side of Route 61 at the S-turns near the bottom of the grade. A green Jeep overturned during the crash, and one male passenger suffered injuries to his shoulder, upper back, and arm. A reckless driver possibly under the influence was reported but it is unclear if they were involved. The incident caused road closure and traffic diversion due to heavy congestion and emergency response.
Audio|Source: Schuylkill County Fire
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Transcript:
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District 62,
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stations one, three, and five.
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The S turns at the bottom of the grade southbound of vehicle accident.
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(number withheld).
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68 stations 3040 rescue 68 53 route 61 in east star streetpots we'll see a vehicle accident i not known (number withheld)
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At G68.
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258. Response.
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3-310 in the county.
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Okay, (number withheld). 3 vehicles.
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All right.
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I'm on an injury.
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Bravo one. We did have a reckless driver that's possibly under the influence of something.
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I'm not sure.
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that individual's involved in this, so just use caution.
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Probably one.
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The other room, they can go down in Greenview if they want.
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(number withheld). It's going to be the southbound side in the S-turns.
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The green jeep overturned.
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Possibly now no entrapment, one male with a shoulder injury.
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I'm not sure you're going to be able to make it to this.
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We did this bad St.
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Clair as well.
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We'll put this incident on an alpha one.
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Counting from (number withheld).
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(number withheld). We're responding.
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Scruple County, (number withheld).
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(number withheld).
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In route.
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(number withheld) (number withheld). We're going to use alpha 1.
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We have the north units dispatched on this as well.
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I don't think they're going to be able to get to it though.
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It's supposed to be south 90s turns a jeeper overturned.
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Now no entrapment of one person out with shoulder pain.
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Again, use alpha 1.
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We call the alpha 1.
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And G68.
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268.
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I have one male with the upper back and arm injury.
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Okay, one male,
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upper back, and arm injury.
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Say, G68.
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618 goes on the air, have them go up to Mill Creek and shut southbound 61 down.
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No.
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(number withheld).
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(number withheld).
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(number withheld).
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Are you spawning?
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Let's go for a record.
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Number one.
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(number withheld).
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There's 20,
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(number withheld). (number withheld).
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(number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld).
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Over to problem 1, Chief 60, has command.
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Have you and go left.
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70-11.
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(number withheld). (number withheld) in the deputy in route.
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State 33, the bottom of the grade, we're going to use Alpha 1.
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The north units are dispatched on it as well.
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I don't think they're going to get to it.
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20, 62, 15.
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68, 12.
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Okay,
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833. Okay, 833. Over to Bravo 1G68 as commandant.
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County 6814.
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16.14.
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I'll be responding.
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Okay, 834. I've got double people up on Bravo 1.
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56 is on it, but they're really not talking much.
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G68 left command.
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County 6215.
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6215.
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6215.
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County 3667.
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Responding.
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Okay,
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over to Alpha 1.
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36 unit call, County.
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We're responding.
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Okay, what unit number is this?
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3667.
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Okay, 834, over to Alpha 1.
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We're going to need fire, please, at Darkwater and 61.
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Traffic's going to get back end, just to back up on our end.
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We're at the S-turns now in the northbound lane.
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I copy that.
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You guys are on the northbound side blocking that.
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So you want traffic, diverted off at Darkwater?
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North units are not...
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Any other responding units, tell them to use caution with traffic.
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16801, are you able to tell? Can they go north in the southbound?
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As soon as I get units down there to block the traffic, they can go north in the southbound lane, correct, county.
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Yeah,
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it's coming south on, you're going to hold up if you can get past Dead Man, so it's, it's, we're not going anywhere down.
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Go out of 11.
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Yeah, are we going to be able to get up or do you want us to take care of traffic at this time? Because we can see northbound backed up and I don't know how southbound is looking if you want us to come up that way or not.
07:19
Southbound is completely backed up where this Jeep is rolled over.
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Patients out of the vehicle,
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I would just take care of traffic at this time.
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I don't know if we want to get another unit up here backed up in the northbound lane.
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Okay, county deputy 62.
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County 62 80s.
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