Eighteen-wheeler hits pedestrian on highway, Beeville TX


A pedestrian was struck by an eighteen-wheeler on Highway 59 near FM 351. The accident caused serious injury and blocked the highway with debris, leading to a full closure for investigation and traffic control.
Audio|Source: Bee County Sheriff
03:24
Transcript:
00:00
Do you get a 3-403.
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Another bystander is stating that the mail that was hit by the vehicle is still in the middle of the roadway.
00:12
Okay,
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sir.
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Okay. Okay.
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We go 23.
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Okay.
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We're going to have these units for traffic control.
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We've got line all the way up to 351.
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Sites.
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All right.
00:41
So one on the ground, all the lights.
00:46
Also have a medic from George West on scene as well.
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2-1-AV-V-O, he's going to be code blue. We do have a paramedic on scene.
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We're going to need a trooper.
01:00
It's going to be a Eighteen-wheeler versus pedestrian.
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2.O.4th, Tim.
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George 907 Beeville.
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9.07 Gordon?
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Three, George, 907, Bealt.
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9.07, go ahead.
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That's a note. Vigal Road.
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That can be ready. One from the 25th.
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18, you need me on the other side,
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further west on 59.
01:53
We're going to need a unit. We're going to need a unit. We're going to need it.
01:59
204 is 1012.
02:01
We'll find a way to reroute this traffic.
02:03
We have debris all over the roadway until DPS gets here so they can see what they want to do with it.
02:08
So, 204.
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204 email.
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We're going to have to shut the intersection down, 351 and 59.
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2.18, Beagle. Also, we're going to have to shut it down coming eastbound from the west at the reroute that.
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I'm headed west now.
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Before, Bue, you might have to get a hold of text dot.
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Get a hold of the text on advising what we have. We're going to have to shut this highway down.
02:53
We're going to have to shut this highway down.
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You, Charles, 4.1, Beville, I'll be something.
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Hey, Charles 411, 104.
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For Aviva.
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43, we're going to have evidence on the road,
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so we're going to try to reroute traffic clear this area for DPS,
03:18
but we definitely need to get all the text out to close this highway down.
03:23
We're on the phone with them now.
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