Freight truck hits 14th Street Bridge and leaves scene, Charlottesville VA


A large light-colored freight truck struck the underside of the 14th Street Bridge near 14th St NW, causing the bridge to shake and possibly sustain structural damage. The truck left the scene after impact. Emergency services and inspectors are on site assessing the damage. The driver, described as a male with a beard, is being sought by authorities.
Audio|Source: Charlottesville City Police Department
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Transcript:
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Please, IMAXA copy lookout, reference, hit and run, driver,
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freight truck that hit the 14th Street Bridge, possibly caused damage.
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I am a sale to look out for a large light truck that hit the bottom of the 14th Street Bridge.
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The bridge did shake, fires on scene, assessing.
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Truck was last seen, West Battle, West Main.
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After turning around when they hit the bridge, driver is a (race/ethnicity withheld) male 30 to 40 years old under the description with a beard.
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Justine is CSX coming out to trip the bridge.
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They have an inspector around.
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Cases Cp. 16.
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Calling for 82, it's on the warrant service looking to end in suites. She's complaint of advice that they have seen (name withheld) in that area earlier today.
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In room 221, the services does have the papers in here.
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What type of warrant is?
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All I have is it is the K-2.
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I think we're more stacked right now unless the...
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What's the 24 team wants to go after?
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24 east, see, I'm the address.
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Is that now the, uh,
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is that the hotel is behind Keynes on him?
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Teller.
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1040, you can pull me on it.
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One 19. One 19.
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This fire's still on the scene of the head and run on 14th Street.
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Location mentioned:
14th St NW, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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