Vehicle crash westbound on State Route 16 near Pearl, Pierce County WA


Emergency crews responded to a motor vehicle accident on State Route 16 westbound near Pearl. The incident happened just before the bridge and before Jackson Avenue. Medics reported an unconscious person near South 70th Street. The location is accessible via Orchard. Units are on site managing the situation.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 13, Matter 3, Battalion 1, and Safety 3, Channel A3, BLS, motor vehicle accident, westbound 16 west of Pearl.
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Engine 13, Matter 3, Battalion 1, and safety 3, channel A3, BLS, motor vehicle accident, westbound 16 west of Pearl, time 1231.
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Engine 10, Channel A2, Initial Report of Unconscious, near South 70th Street.
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Medic 5, Channel A2, ALS, Unconscious Person, near South 70th Street, time 1232.
01:17
All units responding to the motor vehicle collision on State Route 16.
01:23
It looks like Orchard is going to be the best access.
01:27
We didn't see anything west of the on-ramp from April.
01:37
We've got to see what I want to be getting on that union.
01:44
All crew is responding to the westbound 16 NBA.
01:50
We did get a lot of reports that it possibly is west of Jackson but before the bridge.
02:02
Engine 13 received west of Jackson before the bridge.
02:10
Engine 13 is coming.
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13.
02:18
Yeah,
02:19
we haven't pulled up on the camera. It looks like it's right before the bridge and west down and they're able to roll on both the sides of the highway, both shoulders.
02:32
And the 13 received just this side of the bridge, what now.
02:38
36.
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