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Truck leaves roadway near Gadsden HighwayCherokee County AL

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Gadsden Hwy & County Rd 26, Alabama 35960

As discussed during the dispatch call, an 18-wheeler left the roadway near Fairview Church and County Road 26 on Gadsden Highway in Alabama. The driver was initially unresponsive but later confirmed to be out of the vehicle without injuries. There was no entrapment, and both vehicles involved remained drivable. The roadway was reopened after the scene was cleared.

Audio|Heard on: Cherokee County Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
02:39
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch 108, Floyd EMS Station 9 Rescue.
00:05
Can you be en route to Gadsden Highway near Fairview Church?
00:09
Gadsden Highway near Fairview Church and County Road 26.
00:14
Report of an 18-wheeler that has left the roadway, did not overturn.
00:19
Unknown if there are injuries or entrapment.
00:21
Callers are reporting the driver has not gotten out of the truck.
00:25
Unknown if there are injuries or entrapment.
00:27
Highway near County Road 26, 18-wheeler off the road.
00:34
Ten four, you can show both center units en route to that dispatch.
00:43
One hundred and forty-one to dispatch.
00:50
Oh yeah.
00:55
Patient is awake.
00:58
Ten four.
01:04
Ten 41 10-4[1]. Ten 33 en route.
01:16
Ten 04 33.
01:25
Dispatch to all units responding, Gadsden Highway, County Road 26.
01:30
Other operators spoke to the driver of the truck.
01:33
He has gotten out at this time.
01:35
He does not believe he's hurt.
01:38
No entrapment possible.
01:41
Report of the 18-wheeler being all over the road before it went off the roadway, but driver reports no injuries and he is out of the vehicle.
01:55
Ten four, dispatch.
01:57
You got any 10-18[2] as to what he followed?
02:04
Negative,
02:05
no one's on scene yet.
02:09
Roger that. Thirty-three is going to be on scene.
02:12
Right lane is blocked.
02:17
Ten four, thirty-three.
02:23
One out of such.
02:28
One hundred and nine.
02:30
Both vehicles are still drivable.
02:34
Roadway is open again.
02:36
We'll be ten eight en route to Fairview.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received)
[2]
10-18: Unknown/Not specified

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Gadsden Hwy & County Rd 26, Alabama 35960

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