Person in mental crisis blocks Florence Byron Road traffic, Florence MS
Medical EmergencyA person experiencing a mental health crisis is sitting and rolling in the middle of Florence Byron Road, blocking traffic. Emergency responders are nearby and have closed most of the road to manage the situation and keep bystanders safe.
Audio|Source: Rankin County Police and Fire
02:48
Transcript:
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I'm on my way to the station to try the stage. I'm right here at Clearview and Florence Byron Road. There is numerous cars back up. There's two individuals out with this person. I'm trying to help him. He's sitting in the middle of the roadway, rocking back and forth now. So you save me staging in traffic.
00:22
and go on and stayed somewhere around there.
00:25
We have the rescue. We're just waiting to be released.
00:29
Ed, these people are stationed down the road. He's now rolling his body down.
00:33
I just pulled over there.
00:39
Got it.
00:44
That's four.
00:48
Sixth four, guys. One-12, please.
00:57
Please just back up and leave him alone. He's now just screaming erratically, so hopefully I will just stay back and try to keep all of them away from him.
01:11
Go ahead.
01:12
So where y'all are still staging,
01:15
y'all are still staging, y'all are staging.
01:20
Yeah, correct. I'm a little ways away from him. I got back to my car, I just told all the other individuals standing by trying to make contact with him, I just encourage him to back up and leave him alone, and I'm still safe.
01:32
The way's away.
01:35
Rescue stage in that station.
01:41
Injewan, Russell.
01:47
City One is going to be clear.
01:50
Passes 4-5-3, one time you have to speak.
01:54
Okay.
01:58
27-1.
02:00
207-1.
02:09
Florence, a 451, clear you a 451 on Tack 1.
02:14
Go ahead, a 451.
02:16
Say,
02:17
boy, y'all ride on the scene, he's going to be having most of Florence Byron Road shut down, so if you come to that church on the entrance of Cleary, Church Road, and Florence Byron Road, that would be a good place for you until we get this scene cleared.
02:34
That's a good copy. Do you have any updates about the patient in the status?
02:40
Last and all, the patient was rolling around in the middle of Florence Byron Road, no further. We're still waiting on that, so clear as things we can roll in. I can update you once we arrive.
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