Single-vehicle crash near Jackson Rd with occupants fleeing, Ionia County MI
A single-vehicle crash occurred near Jackson Road on eastbound I-96 in Boston Township. Three occupants fled the vehicle on foot, heading south into a wooded area. Attempts to contact were unsuccessful as the caller hung up. The vehicle went off the road, and responders observed the fleeing individuals moving into the woods across the field.
Audio|Source: Ionia County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Any attention to Portland, Michigan.
00:02
If you could start towards eastbound I-96 at near Jackson Road.
00:06
It's going to be just into Boston Township, Chernik.
00:10
Have an unknown accident,
00:13
appears to be way off the road, crash alarm,
00:15
caller keeps hanging up on us.
00:18
E-4 is also responding from building, (number withheld).
00:26
Central, Serenek, 4-1.
00:30
Go ahead.
00:32
I'm coming out.
00:34
I'm clear we have E4 responding from Belding and life has requested.
00:39
We also attend Portland.
00:40
We're still attempting contact, but she keeps hanging up on us on the scene.
00:46
Yeah, I'm clear.
00:50
Hi, 38.
00:56
District Guard, I-96 at near Jackson, (number withheld).
01:00
All right, Maderole Cernic, Enion, 5.
01:08
Cernic engine, hi.
01:12
Workeril, 5.
01:13
5.
01:14
(number withheld).
01:15
Central, Cernet 4-1.
01:18
4-1.
01:20
I've got a firefighter here, just what I'm seeing, three subjects.
01:24
Got into the vehicle, they're playing south,
01:27
into the woods across the field.
01:31
Clear, three subjects laying south in the field, (number withheld).
01:37
Central, 401, you can also show the unseen.
01:41
I'm clear, thank you, (number withheld).
01:47
What do you copy? We're not that far out.
01:51
Are they eastbound un-correct?
01:58
Looks like vehicle went off 96 on the eastbound side, so they're south of 96, headed south on foot.
02:11
If they can safely maintain a visual, that would be no great help.
02:17
Clear?
02:20
20 is clear.
02:24
Uh,
02:28
negative, it's pretty thick, woods.
02:30
I'm clear, do you have a description?
02:35
Do you have any of them by chance?
02:41
We believe it was two male,
02:44
one female,
02:46
no other description.
02:50
Cleary, thank you, Sheriff, (number withheld).
02:56
Thirty-four units, just as far as fire does not have a visual.
03:00
They ran into a wooded area.
03:06
From the vehicle, using a phone as a flashlight, (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Jackson Rd, Boston Township, MI
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