Person sick after mixing chemicals on interstate

Heard on: Clinton County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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This is 97, we're out 585 on the interstate turnpike.

00:04

Copy, switch to Tac 3.

00:06

Patient possibly mixed acetone with another unknown substance, is now experiencing vomiting, unable to ambulate, weakness.

00:15

Copy, switch to Tac 3.

00:28

04257, 1B265.

00:38

This is 7.

00:45

3201 is en route for two.

00:49

Copy 01.

00:55

320 is on the scene.

00:57

Command established.

00:58

We'll be investigating.

01:01

Command established 1459.

01:08

EMS 97, South Plattsburgh, command.

01:15

97, go ahead.

01:18

Yeah, when you come up to the turnpike, you'll see my vehicle parked on the road.

01:22

I want you to park on the road behind my vehicle, leave the driveway open, please.

01:29

EMS 97 copies.

8/23/2026 11:56 AM

Traffic

I-87, Plattsburgh, NY

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a possible chemical ingestion and medical emergency on the interstate turnpike near the Route 585 area in the South Plattsburgh area. The patient was reportedly vomiting, weak, and unable to walk, and EMS was directed to park behind the initial responder’s vehicle while keeping a nearby driveway clear.