Hit and run in construction zone on highway 30, St Helens OR
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According to the dispatch call, a white Mazda SUV driven by an elderly driver was involved in a hit and run traffic accident in a construction zone near Texaco on Highway 30 in St Helens. The vehicle drove on the wrong side of the road, struck construction cones, entered a ditch, then continued driving southbound on the highway. The vehicle had minor damage from cones and ditch, and only one vehicle was involved.
Audio|Heard on: St. Helens Police and Fire
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03:14
Transcript:
00:00
Highway 30 in front of Texaco, there was a traffic accident in the construction zone involving a white Mazda SUV.
00:08
Now it is driving on the wrong side of the road.
00:16
In what direction is it going?
00:19
Now it is going southbound on the correct side of the road.
00:22
It looks like it took out some cones and went into the ditch.
00:26
3rd1.
00:32
It hit cones and went into the ditch.
00:33
It hit cones and went into the ditch.
00:41
331.
00:45
31.
00:49
Longer on location, it went southbound.
00:51
It was a newer white, bogged SUV with Ford and plate, and then elderly driver it appeared.
01:00
I copy and confirm it.
01:01
It was at Texaco, only one vehicle involved.
01:05
Stay firm in the construction zone near there.
01:10
1049 hours.
01:14
302-1-Remly-O-D-0-2.
01:21
22451-46, last at Peterson.
01:25
Redis just occurred at, hitting.
01:29
716 hit and run just occurred, city.
01:32
716 hit and run just occurred, city.
01:36
3-02 Elizabeth and Peters 10 527 of 5.9 showing clear valid St.
01:41
Helens of the VALT.WP.
01:44
Copy, cool for it.
01:47
1050 hours.
01:50
Done with the general broadcast and run just occurred at Ginnies, Texaco, heading southbound for city deals.
01:57
White Mazda SUV had an elderly driver.
02:00
It was in the construction zone.
02:02
Hit several cones, continued southbound on the highway.
02:05
Information came from a CDC comb clear.
02:07
It's in 50 hours.
02:14
1621.1.
02:16
1521.
02:18
Do we know if there is a lot of damage to the southbound vehicle?
02:22
They hit cones, not a vehicle.
02:24
They ran through the construction zone.
02:27
My copy. I found the white Mazda and the lard and fallen.
02:32
Copy.
02:39
31 if that's due your transmission scratchy.
02:48
331.
02:50
Go ahead.
02:57
3.1 on 2.
03:03
331.
03:05
331, go ahead.
03:09
The vehicle didn't have very much damage.
03:11
It just hit some cones and then went into the ditch, but backed out.
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Location mentioned:
S Columbia River Hwy, St Helens, OR 97051
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