Vehicle hits tree and catches fire on Highway 71, Camp Swift TX
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 71 eastbound near Luva Drive and Blanket Flower Drive. A black SUV struck a tree and caught fire. A male was found on the ground nearby and was being evaluated by EMS. The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames and the driver was believed to be possibly intoxicated. Fire crews arrived on scene to extinguish the blaze.
Audio|Heard on: Bastrop TX Law Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:57
Transcript:
00:00
343, I'll have the left lane of Highway 71 eastbound blocked.
00:04
10-4. 1614 showing you en route to a crash at Luva Drive and Blanket Flower Drive.
00:11
It will be for a single vehicle versus tree, male lying on the ground.
00:14
It'll be a black SUV.
00:17
1614, the vehicle is also on fire.
00:21
10-4.
00:23
Sixteen 14, 16 forty-three.
00:26
Okay, sir.
00:28
Still translating for that?
00:30
For 1617? Ten four, he's leaving right now.
00:36
Ten four, once he's done and once you're done, can you read on to that vehicle?
00:46
(number withheld) Kenny.
00:48
All right.
00:50
This is not going to be a match for the registered owner.
00:56
Currently getting checked out with EMS, not sure what's going on with this.
01:00
10-4.
01:03
1614s are now moving?
01:06
1614, the color was a faster ride, we're unsure.
01:09
Caller reported a single vehicle and didn't want to exit the vehicle.
01:13
Sixteen 17, 13 forty-three.
01:15
Hey, you don't have to come back in here.
01:16
You can go to that crash.
01:17
I am good for it. Sixteen 14 1643.
01:19
The vehicle is fully engulfed, very close to a house, catching a tree on fire.
01:24
I'll be stepping it up.
01:28
Ten four.
01:29
Sixteen 14 1643, the vehicle is unoccupied.
01:32
Caller believes that the driver is possibly intoxicated.
01:39
Is this still the original caller? Did she stop or is that what she told you?
01:44
It's still there.
01:45
The original caller, she called back.
01:49
Sixteen 14, 1643.
01:51
Fire is on scene.
01:54
Fourteen 43, show me 23.
01:56
Ten four.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Blanket Flower Dr, Camp Swift, TX 78602
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