Vehicle crash with airbag deployment at 26th and Chapline, Wheeling WV


Emergency services responded to a vehicle crash at near 26th Street and Chapline Street in Wheeling. The crash involved airbag deployment and injuries. An elderly man with Alzheimer's exited the vehicle and was briefly missing but was found and returned to the vehicle. Emergency responders and police were on scene managing the situation.
Audio|Source: Wheeling Police and Fire
05:12
Transcript:
00:00
Vehicle crash, 26 and Chaplin Street.
00:04
Engine 11, dispatch.
00:06
Engine 11, go ahead.
00:09
Is there a wreck on exit 5?
00:11
30 check off.
00:17
3-2, can you repeat?
00:20
I copy.
00:22
Negative. What we have is an elderly gentleman has Alzheimer's, and was not very patient with traffic, and so he got out of the vehicle, so they're looking for him walking on Route 40.
00:38
Copy.
00:40
The... Police vehicles are there with their op-the-coms on and they're holding up that national road in Kruger Street light.
00:48
All right, be advised.
00:49
There's actually a problem with that light.
00:52
We've notified authorities.
00:54
We've got multiple things going on in that area.
00:58
That's coffee. Thank you for the explanation.
01:01
Had before.
01:03
Four to disbred.
01:05
I didn't catch. What's this female driving?
01:09
Disregard.
01:11
Chevy Traverse
01:17
53, clear the jail, and I'll back to the city.
01:20
Copy, five, three.
01:26
Zero one just been.
01:29
Go ahead.
01:31
I'm off tape.
01:33
Coffee.
01:38
14. I'm getting off the 4th of 4.
01:48
You got any update in anything?
01:53
Well, we made contact with him.
01:55
He's back in the vehicle with the sister-in-law.
01:57
They're heading home right now.
02:00
13, I'll be clear.
02:02
Topping, sorry.
02:03
Just on 26 street is at all in traveling.
02:08
I said it was 26th and Chapman.
02:13
I think I found them.
02:15
Looks like I got airbag to 21.
02:17
Copy, need FD.
02:20
Yeah.
02:22
Coffee, go son.
02:28
Our alarm activation 265 Mansion Drive.
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This is the Mansion Museum, showing office smoke detector.
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4-2, you can jump a clear from out here.
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Call you, you for you, 4-2.
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501.
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Go 5-1.
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Here I walk in.
02:53
Coffee.
02:54
Sir,
02:55
do I call BIDG? I'm a route from homegrove.
02:58
Call C1.
03:01
14, where is that accident at?
03:03
Attention, engine 10, engine 2, ladder 1, rescue 1, C4.
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Fire alarm activation at 265 Mansion Drive, the Mansion Museum,
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showing Area 1 smoke office detector,
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time 1604, tap 2.
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26 in chapel.
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Ten-four. Engine Ten.
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Esky-one.
03:28
Rescue one.
03:29
Rescue one?
03:30
All right, one C-4-6.
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Ten-four.
03:37
I'm also going to need two folks.
03:40
One's going to be for Ohio King, David Tom, 6241.
03:44
It's got heavy damage to the front right.
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I believe it's all a little job.
03:51
Copy.
03:52
This is 26th in Chaplin Street.
03:56
PD is on scene.
04:03
Bhopper 704A, uh, to kill it at the camera.
04:06
Washington, David 1, Robert, 954.
04:09
That'd be front-end damage.
04:12
Copy.
04:17
Attention, engine 4, squad 3, vehicle accident with injury, 26th Street and Chaplin.
04:28
I have PV on scene, airbag deployment, time of 1606, tack three.
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Engine 4, squad 3.
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Engine 4, squad 3.
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1231, 31. Good.
04:49
You can disregard coming to that crash, stay available.
04:52
I'm making my way to 302's location.
04:59
We dispatch 3-2, ACE is notified.
05:06
That was...
05:09
Squad three is on soon.
05:11
Squad three on scene.
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Location mentioned:
Chapline St, Wheeling, WV 26003
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