Road closures in downtown Louisville for emergency convoy, Louisville KY
Road ClosurePolice escorted a convoy including Oldham County and Louisville Metro units through downtown Louisville to the University of Louisville Hospital, closing several roads and intersections to clear a route for emergency vehicles including an ambulance.
Audio|Source: Louisville Metro Police 3 - Divisions 1 and 2
06:17
Transcript:
00:00
They're 71 South, 2 miles from Waterson.
00:03
All right, Baker, we're going on that. We've got a couple of cars staged over here at Zorn.
00:11
Once we see it, we'll leave him here.
00:13
10-4[1].
00:19
One second, I'd pick a ball also need guards blocking on Chestnut, getting over to UOVL.
00:23
We don't have enough. We can leapfrog it once they get down here.
00:27
U.S. said they're at Brook in Chestnut.
00:29
Where else do you need them?
00:36
Well, no, I'm going to take Hancock in Chestnut.
00:40
10-4[1].
00:43
Void as well as Preston.
00:49
And Jackson.
00:52
We need Floyd and Jackson.
00:57
One toilet acre, we got Floyd and Jackson.
01:00
Two acres, ten four.
01:06
71 Southam, Passing, 264.
01:14
There's already units up here on 65 and 64 east. Do we need any more units downtown?
01:24
The only thing I think they're going to have trouble with is the long chestnut, it's the side street, the surface street.
01:33
They got enough cars here up on 65. I'll head down the Chestnut. If you think of any spot in particular, let me know.
01:40
Hey, Heizer, if you're on Zorn, they're coming up at Zorn now.
01:43
There's a 3-Otum County in front.
01:46
All right, I'm rolling on 71 from Zorn.
01:52
I'll wait for him to get up, catch up with me.
01:58
Get out, first in Liberty or first an Ollie vote.
02:04
Four backers at one in Ollie.
02:08
They should be coming up to the Zorn area now, Pfizer?
02:13
Yeah, they said they're 71 southbound passing the fork.
02:20
Still haven't come past Dorn yet? Okay, looks like they are coming up now.
02:25
Right here, will you let them know that we'll lead them in from here?
02:32
They're passing Zorn now, First Division is going to try to lead them in.
02:40
We're coming up on 65.
02:42
Approach in 65.
02:47
219 switch the service, we'll take it.
02:51
All right, shut down 65 south.
02:54
Shutting down 65 South.
02:59
Service Street shut down.
03:02
Service streets are getting shut down.
03:04
All right, making the curve.
03:11
See as they're saying about a mile.
03:15
Making the curve.
03:21
We still got traffic coming from 2nd Street on the Chestnut and get shut down, please do.
03:26
Still got traffic coming from 2nd Street on the Chestnut.
03:34
Your car is about traffic.
03:36
We're getting off on Jefferson Street.
03:39
Exceeding Jefferson.
03:45
I'm placing Chestnut shut down.
03:51
Coming off the off-rent, merging on to Jefferson.
03:57
Taking the off-rent merging to Jefferson.
04:03
I've gone on first.
04:06
Southbound on first.
04:11
Crossing over All-League.
04:14
Crossing All-League. Crossing All-A.
04:21
On chestnut. On chestnut.
04:28
Hankups, passing forward.
04:34
Probably you're clear all the way through here.
04:37
Yeah, I just stopped the block an intersection that's close.
04:41
Olden County is good.
04:43
They're going up to handcuff now.
04:45
Yeah.
04:48
On hangout.
04:54
Is it just the two Oldham County cars or is there an ambulance?
04:58
Oldham County officers are at U-L.
05:02
Ambulance is still working down Chesna.
05:10
119 of all channels as assistance with us. Don't block the ER, but keep that open.
05:16
All units assisting do not block the ER bay.
05:22
Ambulance is turning onto Hancock from Chestnut.
05:26
Ambulance is on Chestnut from Hancock.
05:32
All right, there's way too many police followers pulling in here now.
05:44
So everybody, thank you for their help.
05:47
You can release the route.
05:48
We have plenty of officers in Holdham County at University.
05:53
All units, thank you for your help.
05:56
You can release,
05:58
and there's multiple officers at the hospital.
06:02
You can go ahead.
06:07
It's Mr. 1054.
06:11
I'm sorry about that, ma'am. No, we're good. It was just two occupied vehicles at the same time. But we're good now.
06:17
10-4[1].
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement; message received and understood.
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Near Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202
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