Single-vehicle crash on I-77 with occupants fleeing, Wood County WV


A single-vehicle crash occurred on I-77 northbound near mile marker 174.4. The vehicle was initially reported as on fire but is not burning now. A male occupant wearing a red hoodie was seen staggering and fleeing on foot; a female occupant was also on foot, walking barefoot near the interstate. Law enforcement is pursuing the male driver. There are fluids leaking onto the road from the vehicle.
Audio|Source: Wood County Sheriff Dispatch, Parkersburg PD/Fire, Belpre PD/Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
BPI, 174.47 Northbound. It's going to be a red Dodge,
00:05
a single vehicle. We are getting reports that the vehicle is currently on fire.
00:10
We have a mail subject that's staggering around in a red hoodie walking away from the truck.
00:22
And the vehicle is not on fire at this time.
00:28
The male subject is staggering around. The female is walking around the interstate with no shoes on.
00:55
Possibly 1055.
00:59
It's going to be just north of the Staunton Turnpike exit.
01:16
It's going to be just north of the Staunton Turnpike exit.
01:28
Drops, the center median,
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unlaw injuries at this time. Time page 1416.
01:34
Other coffee, I'll be around side as well.
01:50
8.02 Grand Central Mall.
01:53
It's going to be a 1073 alarm. Point of activation, retail, sales, panic one. Keyholder negative contact.
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26.
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26.
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128.
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To respondent to Main Station.
02:27
Twice seven around.
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It's responding to the PI.
02:35
The problem party party driver will be the male who is swinging a potted plant above his head.
02:47
Tempo, you buy Grand Central Mall.
03:00
Almost to you.
03:04
Senator I think he's heading southbound now.
03:08
He's on the southbound side over the guard room.
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Copy.
03:21
We have a Parkersburg unit on scene stating that the male subject is running to the southbound side.
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I do.
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447.
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I'm running a brown turtle.
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I'm running soft down now. I'm trying to get to hit.
04:08
After the Staunton Avenue exit before the 7th Street exits, it's just a few miles past Staunton Avenue exit.
04:19
And for Lerta 173 .8, mail took off over towards 477 as a guardrail.
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If you go down Cam Avenue, come back up here and block his vehicle so I can head down here.
04:47
Ten, four.
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Working around this is 20.
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Ten-four.
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Gray short,
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he went over right there at the top of the all on the ramp.
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The female was walking the exit ramp if I can get somebody,
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not the city, he's coming up here to block the truck, I'll head down and get the female.
05:27
Okay.
05:32
So you go off the south on exit ramp side, into the woods.
05:40
We got where that stop time was at coming up on the on the end.
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65.
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By truck 65.
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65's on ground.
05:58
Yes, she responding, single vehicle, 1050, mile marker 174.4, I77 northbound.
06:05
Just be advised, the law enforcement is currently in pursuit of the male driver.
06:09
Female is on foot walking up the exit ramp.
06:13
I have been advised that there are fluids leaking onto the roadway there.
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