High-speed chase ends in head-on crash with trooper, Iowa City IA
TrafficA 25-year-old male drove at high speed and collided head-on with a state trooper during a police chase in Iowa City. He sustained serious injuries including lacerations, probable fractures, and a cut on his chin, and was taken to the University of Iowa Hospital for treatment. Emergency responders provided medical care and extrication at the scene.
Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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University, we're just giving you a heads up. We are 30 minutes out from a scene of a motor vehicle accident. I will give you a report.
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Patients' initials are Charlie Delta.
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He is a 25-year-old male.
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And,
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excuse me, just a second.
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He was a driver of a car traveling at about 90 to 100 miles an hour.
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If a state trooper head-on, it was a high-speed chase.
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He did initially have unresponsiveness with loss of consciousness, but was...
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Upon our arrival, extrication time was about an hour and ten minutes, I would guess.
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Injuries as follows.
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He has a laceration to his chin. He has seatbelt sign with slow neck area.
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He does have a...
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Right,
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just-washed wrist, pelvis, he's a great tenderness,
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and then he's got bilateral laceration for knees with probable open fractures there.
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Okay, come.
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Engine 7-11 is on scene.
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On scene.
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GCS is 14, and airways intact. We do have minus 6 liters.
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Current set of idols, part rate is 110, blood pressure, 126 over 92.
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He is breathing about 32 a minute, entitled 26 on a nasal cannula, 98% on that 6 liters.
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We did give 2 grams of TXA and 100 mites of fentanyl, and again we're 27 minutes out now, any questions.
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No further questions or orders. We will see you in about 30 minutes.
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University clear.
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Okay, it's clear, thanks.
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Iowa City, IA 52242
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