Truck rollover accident causes severe leg injury near Medford, Medford OR
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a truck overturned near Medford on I-5, causing severe leg injuries to the driver who was partially dragged under the trailer.
Audio|Heard on: WA7ABU 145.29 Ham Radio Repeater
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Transcript:
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You know, I had a, uh,
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probably one of the, my grossest experience was a gentleman in a, uh,
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And a tractor and trailer,
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he rolled that thing over right outside of Medford.
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And I was the first one on the scene, and I jumped out, and I'm looking for the guy, and that the cab of the truck was just, it was just non-existent.
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I mean, there was like a seat over there, seat over, I'm like, what, you know.
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And he comes crawling out from underneath the trailer, about halfway, you know.
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along the trade, sorry, he'd been drug, anyway.
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But that was kind of my, probably one of my first experiences with a lot of, you know,
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injuries like that.
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And I was surprised that, you know, for his case, it didn't happen like in the movies where it's like squirting everywhere.
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It was just, the only thing holding his foot on was a sock.
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I was, ugh.
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It was right there on I-5.
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I'll never forget that.
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Even to this day, I still have some PTSD passing.
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tractor and trailers after watching that happen.
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Location mentioned:
I-5, Medford, OR
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