Car crash on Rock River Bridge injures occupants, Sterling IL


A traffic accident occurred on the Rock River Bridge involving a Ford F-150 with heavy front-end damage and a coolant leak. Fire and EMS units are on scene working to extricate the vehicle's occupants. Life Flight helicopters have been coordinated for medical transport. A tow truck has been requested to remove the damaged vehicle.
Audio|Source: Illinois State Police, IDOT, EMA and LaSalle County Sheriff
02:52
Transcript:
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Sterling 221, you start the next rotational tow for that F-150 and I'll need a toll number for it.
00:10
Sterling 2.71, that's 441.
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271,
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3 and 4.
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Rolling 21, 1028 for trailer of Unit 1.
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Are we pulling it?
00:41
Potentially, it's got heavy front-end damage and leaking coolant.
00:51
California temporary trailer.
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E. Edward C.
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Charles, 7.8,
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8, Henry, 5.3.
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Callie Temp, E. Edwards, C.
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Charles, 78, 8. Henry, 5, 3.
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Click November expiration.
01:08
221, fire on scene.
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Flight Com 5 is 15 out of St.
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Francis.
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Flight 5, 15 out,
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lower north.
01:37
And Life Flight 5, just so you're aware, we do have Life Flight 1 during a fuel burn and we'll be landing back on the Upper East Pad here shortly.
01:46
Okay, I'll do it work out for one.
01:52
Flight 1, I'm on 123-02, on air-air to air-air, see what's up.
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25 and 21.
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Go ahead.
02:09
I'm Robben, I'm just crossing the bridge. I can see your car.
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10-4[1]. Just pulling front of the F-150.
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10-4[1].
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21 from 42, I'm just coming up on the Rock River Bridge.
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Where do you want me at?
02:33
pull up on the scene, we're going to try and move some stuff. Fire's going to go to the westbound lanes to try to extricate these people.
02:48
On 225 arrives.
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I'm just a turn hour.
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Do you anything, and forth.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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Sterling, IL 61081
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