Vehicle crashes into tree; driver flees on foot, Union County NC
Traffic, Fire & ArsonA vehicle crashed into a tree near Chilton with no driver at the scene. The power company is checking if power remains on. Fire at the crash site is contained. Responders saw the driver fleeing on foot through a nearby field. Fire and police are responding to secure the area and search for the driver.
Audio|Source: Union County and North Carolina State Fire
03:52
Transcript:
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I'm thinking on, Engine 41.
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Engine 41.
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I got one vehicle into a tree with no driver.
00:10
Simple.
00:14
If you've got any deputies, if you can have them respond, I'll step it up.
00:21
Ten-four.
00:26
We call on one-26 man-rout.
00:30
Ten-four.
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Tiger-24. Tiger-24, manned around.
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Two-four.
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Seahom, 1200.
00:49
Power Company wants to know if power is still on or not.
00:55
Near Chilton is still packing.
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104.4.
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24.
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2048 on site.
01:14
I think I'm lighter 41 is clear.
01:19
Ten-four.
01:22
Who's going to work this?
01:29
Highway Patrol's working it. We do have an officer in route to you reference no driver.
01:34
We just saw the driver going through the field across the street.
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10-4[1]. Do you by chance have a closing description?
01:43
All we could see was ahead through the top of the field.
01:46
Ten-four.
01:52
Then we're heading back towards Newtown, right there where the bridge is closed.
01:57
Ten-four.
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Engine 41.
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Right.
02:06
U.S.O asks about, is he running through a soybean field?
02:15
Let me walk over there.
02:23
See you've got to 20 on Charlie.
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20 on Charlie.
02:29
If the driver, this vehicle is ambulatory through a field, you can clear 119 and leave 144, sound.
02:36
104, 119, copy direct.
02:44
119, you want us to clear?
02:46
104, a minute, clear to you, 144 is going to stay in route.
02:50
104 will be available. Actually, it will be 50 for proof.
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104, switch back to Maine.
02:58
Yeah, that wasn't going across solar bank, too.
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104.
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Speak on 144.
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144.
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144.
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We're on feed.
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24.
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124. 124. 1200 we go.
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1,200. 10 .4. It is due to a fire line. I'm able to vizal it's still alive or not. It's not sparking at this time.
03:41
Fire is contained just by the nature where it's at, so everything is going to be 104 here until the fire company can get here.
03:50
104, they are in route could not give us an EPA.
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10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
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