Vehicle crash on East Lincoln Ave with injured man, Columbus IN

Traffic

Reported: 10/6/2025 10:21 AM

Cottage Ave, Columbus, IN 47201

A vehicle crashed on East Lincoln Avenue near Cottage Avenue. A 54-year-old man was found conscious and breathing and needed medical evaluation.

Audio|Source: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS

02:20

Transcript:

00:00

Dispatch Central, signal 45,

00:03

check signal 76[1], 1050 unknown.

00:10

Dispatch central, signal 76[1], 1050 unknown.

00:15

Dispatch central, signal 76[1], 1050 unknown, 412B, Lincoln, and 412B Selincoln, between Cottage, 8th on the south side and automatic crash notification[2].

00:25

This batchal units, the 1050 unknown from an automatic crash notification[2] mapping in the area of 412 East Lincoln between Cottage and 8th.

00:41

196.

00:47

196 is that I'm in the area.

00:53

Dismatch, late 23, no.

00:56

Number 437.

00:59

923.

01:01

Dismatch, 543.

01:04

Dispatch 3 Adam 350, 104.

01:07

437.

01:09

3 Adam 317.

01:13

543.

01:15

104.

01:17

Boardbag is server.

01:21

GATNRMS at Jowan, Booz, running up signal 32, please, back now.

01:26

104. Dispatch, 3 Adam 3331, 104.

01:30

Double.

01:31

3 Adam 3.331, dispatch, that's for me on 3.10.

01:34

104.

01:36

3.5.3.5. 3.m.

01:39

3.350.

01:41

3.7. He is an RMS, negative, signal 32, on file.

01:46

I don't know here yet.

01:48

I have a signal of 76 in route for semi.

01:56

For a 54-year-old male conscious and breathing needs to be checked out.

02:03

Section 961 is in the area.

02:05

I don't have to look at anything.

02:06

Anything further?

02:08

3 on for 50 days.

02:09

Just 1043, he's semi-conscious.

02:12

Negative. PD was also signal 83.

02:16

10-4. Clear, 961, back in service.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

signal 76: Medical or EMS assistance requested.

[2]

automatic crash notification: Telematics-generated vehicle crash alert (e.g., from OnStar) indicating a possible vehicle collision

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