Crash on eastbound ramp near Second Avenue, Des Moines IA
TrafficCallers reported a car crash on the eastbound on-ramp at Second Avenue and I-235. A man was seen hanging out of a car window and car parts were scattered on the road. Medics were sent. One caller was a passerby and another was an automated crash alert; responders tried to confirm the exact location.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
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Transcript:
Second on I-235 eastbound on-ramp on a PI. We've got medics rolling with you. A couple of callers reported a car wrecked in the eastbound lanes, and we've got a man hanging out of the window. There's car parts all over the road. (number withheld). (number withheld). I didn't catch the location again. Where is that? Yeah, it's Second and I-235 eastbound on-ramp. It'll be a gold or silver Chevy Impala, possibly. Okay, I'm close. Okay, I'll copy. We'll do. The second, (number withheld), eastbound on-ramp and I didn't see any crash. Maybe have a better rotation. The caller stopped? I believe one call was a passerby, the other one was an automated crash alert. We'll see if we can get a rapid SOS location or a callback from somebody.
Second on I-235 eastbound on-ramp on a PI. We've got medics rolling with you. A couple of callers reported a car wrecked in the eastbound lanes, and we've got a man hanging out of the window. There's car parts all over the road. (number withheld). (number withheld). I didn't catch the location again. Where is that? Yeah, it's Second and I-235 eastbound on-ramp. It'll be a gold or silver Chevy Impala, possibly. Okay, I'm close. Okay, I'll copy. We'll do. The second, (number withheld), eastbound on-ramp and I didn't see any crash. Maybe have a better rotation. The caller stopped? I believe one call was a passerby, the other one was an automated crash alert. We'll see if we can get a rapid SOS location or a callback from somebody.
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I-235, Des Moines, IA
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