Vehicle crashes into woods; driver flees at Hempfield Rd, Westmoreland County PA


A vehicle crashed off the road into the woods near Mt Pleasant Rd and Ridgeview Dr in Hempfield Township. The driver fled the scene on foot. Injuries are reported. Emergency responders are on site. There are wires down but they are not blocking the road.
Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Fire
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Transcript:
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Westmoreland 911 station 83 respond intersection of Ridview Drive Mount Pleasant Road Hempfield Township vehicle accident
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Blood vehicle to a pool with injuries, operations, fire attack 6.
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Section 83 is received.
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Assistant 83 is on scene, EMS is already on scene.
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Assistant 83 received.
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Dispatch from Assistant 83.
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System 83.
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We got one vehicle into the woods. driver has fled the scene.
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Tadaport.
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Do you have a direction and description?
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Walk in towards the Hempfogany Township line?
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Time 4.
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Do you have any description on them?
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I'm working on that.
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Dispatch, it's a chain.
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TAC 83 is in -rout and short.
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Time for.
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Tom, use the vehicle off the road and we need to start getting some traffic control figured out.
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Affirmative.
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Assistant 510 will be on sale along with PSP.
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Assistant 510 receipt.
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29 engine will be in.
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The engine 29. The engine 29.
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520 is out.
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Assistant 520.
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Dispatch assistant five cents.
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Assistant 5'10.
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Okay, we do have wires down.
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Off the roadway, though.
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I'll give you a full number here when you're ready.
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83, keep an eye out for the guy walking.
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Go ahead.
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1382,
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West Penn number 1382.
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Dispatch, we'll have elegating power on site.
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That's received.
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Location mentioned:
Mt Pleasant Rd & Ridgeview Dr, Hempfield Township, PA 15601
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