Multiple vehicle crash with downed pole closes I-77 north, Cuyahoga Heights OH


Multiple vehicles, including a semi-truck, collided with a downed light pole on I-77 north near Grant Ave in Cuyahoga Heights. The crash caused injuries and closed the highway. The driver of one vehicle fled on foot after the crash.
Audio|Source: Chagrin Valley Dispatch - Brecksville
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Transcript:
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Attention, Chi Hoga Heights Medical, MVA[1] Injura, Units, Chi Hoga Heights, 81, Units 2811, 2841.
00:08
Respond to 7-7, Northbound at Grant, Chi Hoga Heights, Chi Hoga Heights.
00:15
We're going to have to shut the whole highway down momentarily.
00:18
We've got a utility pool in the middle of the highway.
00:23
See if you're going to get out to respond.
00:28
Colise fire responding for numerous or multiple vehicle accidents.
00:34
77 north on a Grant Avenue, unnoticed before or after the exit.
00:40
Sounds like there's a utility or light pole down on the freeway and several cars and a truck have run into it. Unknown injuries at this time.
00:49
2918 radio, we're in need at least two toes running.
00:53
Radio to 3917.
00:55
Copy, I'm getting started.
00:57
Go ahead.
00:59
Do it for me again.
01:01
Just so you know, I do have the vehicle owner on the line. They actually called Koffner for a private tow.
01:11
So Koffner should be ptoeing private.
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216, 327, 7107.
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Go with it.
01:26
It's too late for that.
01:27
It's getting impounded,
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at least so.
01:31
Copy that.
01:32
Okay.
01:34
Metro parks units here is your 2 a.m.
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coverage, 8041 less, 8042R, 80408, north, and 81.22 east.
01:43
Tom, Adam Boy, 4657, John O' White,
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Mercedes.
01:49
I got it.
01:50
Both never do that's route.
01:55
This is that, 2811?
01:58
Go ahead.
02:04
2011,
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28, 21, and rough.
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And we're out of 201.
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209, 18 radio. I got a temp tag for you.
02:19
Go ahead.
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18, go ahead with it.
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Tom, 856, 482.
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Copy. Both vehicles check okay. The owner of that 10 tag, showing a valid ID card only.
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I copy.
02:46
Dispatch, 21, 2011, 21.
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104, it's 203.
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2918 radio.
03:00
Apparently the driver of that last plate I gave you the pep tag bailed on foot towards MI on Grand Parkway.
03:09
Brooklyn Heights, if you guys can spare unit, and see if we could find it there.
03:15
2310, I'm on seeing now.
03:19
7 to 10, do you need me down there as well?
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I was found out of Alex.
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Copy 3919 radio.
03:38
Go ahead.
03:42
The company is the vehicle and we'll be clear.
03:45
Time for it.
03:50
Studio Independence, just be advised, Kygo Heights has an MVA[1] 77 Northon at Grants. They are shutting down the highway, multiple vehicles, including a semi, and a light pole down.
04:05
Man, I'm going to pull off, pull around, and do a drive-by on that, confirm that a little bit more. We're going to see about the, with the prosecutor, because we have some curtilage issues here that we have to deal with first.
04:21
We'll see what they want to do.
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Call hi.
04:27
Yeah, Grant.
04:29
All right.
04:31
If females in custody OVA. See if Royalton can test in house.
04:38
Okay.
04:40
That's going to be up to them. I mean, it's a agrob suspect vehicle.
04:45
It's good to get towed. Are they not going to want to come tow it now?
04:49
I guess they have one lane now just open for Passer Bias.
04:54
All right.
04:56
They're a unit looking for the driver of Unit 1 here. I took off.
05:00
It's going to be a blackmail with Drette.
Police codes explained
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[1]
MVA: Collision involving one or more motor vehicles, possibly including pedestrians.
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