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Motor Vehicle Accident

Truck Crashes Off Roadway into Median and Creek

Pamelia Fire dispatched to mile marker 165 southbound for a truck off the roadway into the median and creek. No additional agencies or details reported.

Closed Apr 16, 2026 u{000717} 8:43 PM Pamelia Fire, Evans Mills Ambulance

Incident Report

Pamelia Fire and Evans Mills Ambulance responded to a truck crash off the southbound roadway into the median and creek at mile marker 165 on Interstate 81 in Jefferson County, according to dispatch radio traffic.

Pamelia Fire was initially dispatched at 8:43 p.m., with Chief 34-0-4 en route shortly after and arriving on scene around 8:51 p.m. near exit 781 at a u-turn. Responders reported a Silverado truck deep in a drainage ditch, initially with the single male driver out and assisted to a patrol car, though later updates indicated the driver was still inside the vehicle. Evans Mills Ambulance was called for mutual aid at 8:48 p.m. and directed to the scene, arriving at 9:01 p.m., while additional Pamelia Fire units including Chiefs 34-0-1 and Rescue 34-6-1 assisted with operations on Fire Tac 1. A tow truck was requested due to the vehicle's position.

The incident lasted 50 minutes, clearing at 9:33 p.m. after Evans Mills Ambulance reported a patient refusal at 9:31 p.m. and Pamelia Rescue 34-6-1 became available.

Dispatch Audio

Initial 8:43:01 PM

Truck Crashes Off Roadway into Median and Creek

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Fire, respond to the area. Mile marker one sixty five southbound for a truck off the roving into the median into a creek. Repeating four familiar fire, respond to the area mile marker one sixty five southbound for a truck off the roadway into the median in a creek.

Pamelia Fire

Mutual aid 8:48:47 PM

Truck Crashes Off Roadway into Median

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EMS ambulance, respond. Mile marker one sixty five southbound for a truck off the roadway into the median. Repeat for EMS ambulance, respond. Mile marker one sixty five southbound for a truck off the roadway into the median. Utilize fire truck one.

Evans Mills Ambulance

Update 8:50:26 PM

Truck Crashes Off Roadway into Median

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Familia fire, second activation, respond to the area mile marker one sixty five southbound for a truck off the roadway into the median. Repeat for familiar fire second activation. Respond to the area mile marker one sixty five southbound for a truck off the roadway into the median. Utilize fire tac one. Ferguson, Responding twenty fifty.

Pamelia Fire

Incident Timeline (16 events)

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Truck Crashes Off Roadway into Median and Creek 8:43:01 PM

Pamelia Fire dispatched to mile marker 165 southbound for a truck off the roadway into the median and creek. No additional agencies or details reported.

Fire, respond to the area. Mile marker one sixty five southbound for a truck off the roving into the median into a creek. Repeating four familiar fire, respond to the area mile marker one sixty five southbound for a truck off the roadway into the median in a creek.
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Pamelia Chief 34-0-4 en route to MVA 8:44:51 PM

Pamelia Fire 34-0-4 responding to truck off roadway into creek.

8:44:51 PM JE 34-0-4 P Yes. It's 3404 responding.
8:44:55 PM JE Dispatch 3404 responding 20 44.
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Truck in ditch, occupant safe, wrecker needed 8:45:15 PM

Silverado truck down in drainage ditch with panels/paddles on both sides, requires wrecker pickup. Single male operator confirmed out of vehicle, assisted to patrol car.

8:45:01 PM NYSP Shield 2808 Three o address, and go ahead and transfer.
8:45:08 PM JE Dispatch Santos was inquiring the size of the truck, whether they needed their big wrecker.
8:45:15 PM NYSP Shield 2808 It's a Silverado down in the, drainage ditch. Padreels on both sides. They're gonna have to pick it.
8:45:24 PM JE Dispatch Perfect.
8:45:55 PM JE Dispatch Copy. 1 13. Can you confirm if the occupants are out of the vehicle?
8:46:00 PM NYSP Shield 2808 Person, the single male operator is out of the vehicle. I'm assisting him back to my car.
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Truck Crashes Off Roadway into Median 8:48:47 PM

Evans Mills Ambulance responding to mile marker 165 southbound where a truck went off the roadway into the median. This follows an earlier dispatch of Pamelia Fire to the same location.

EMS ambulance, respond. Mile marker one sixty five southbound for a truck off the roadway into the median. Repeat for EMS ambulance, respond. Mile marker one sixty five southbound for a truck off the roadway into the median. Utilize fire truck one.
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Truck Crashes Off Roadway into Median 8:50:26 PM

Pamelia Fire issued second activation to mile marker 165 southbound for a truck off the roadway into the median. Fire Tac 1 to be utilized.

Familia fire, second activation, respond to the area mile marker one sixty five southbound for a truck off the roadway into the median. Repeat for familiar fire second activation. Respond to the area mile marker one sixty five southbound for a truck off the roadway into the median. Utilize fire tac one. Ferguson, Responding twenty fifty.
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Pamelia Chief arrives at truck MVA 8:51:16 PM

Pamelia Chief 34-0-4 on scene truck crash just past 781 at u-turn.

8:51:07 PM JE 34-0-4 P 3404 to Jefferson.
8:51:09 PM JE Dispatch 3404.
8:51:16 PM JE 34-0-4 P On scene, it's gonna be just past 7 eighty one. It's at u-turn right there.
8:51:21 PM JE Dispatch Arrive 2051.
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Evans Mills Amb en route to MVA 8:51:39 PM

Evans Mills Ambulance 64-9-1 responding to mile marker 165, copies Fire Tac 1. Dispatch notes location closer to mile marker 163.

8:51:31 PM JE 64-9-1 Caption 6491.
8:51:33 PM JE Dispatch 60 491.
8:51:39 PM JE 64-9-1 64913, respond. Paramedical mile marker 165. We copy. Fire tech one.
8:51:46 PM JE Dispatch Copy. Twenty fifty one. We'll be closer to mile marker 1 63.
8:51:49 PM JE 64-9-1 I see.
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Chief directs amb to truck MVA; driver still inside 8:53:42 PM

Pamelia Chief 34-0-4 directs Evans Mills 64-9-1 to truck crash just past 781 at first u-turn with troopers in southbound lane. No driver out of vehicle.

8:53:25 PM JE 34-0-4 P 3404,
8:53:31 PM JE 64-P12 6491 on fire tech one.
8:53:42 PM JE 34-0-4 P Roger, it's gonna be just past 71. That first u-turn, you'll see the troopers in the southbound lane. No drivers out of the vehicle.
8:53:47 PM JE 64-P12 33. We're just coming down to US Route 11 now heading towards 781.
8:53:50 PM JE 34-0-4 P Appreciate it.
9
Pamelia chiefs on scene truck MVA 8:53:47 PM

Pamelia 34-6-1 reports 34-0-1 and 34-0-4 on scene.

8:53:03 PM JE 34-0-4 P 3404 to 3401.
8:53:18 PM JE 34-6-1 0 4, go ahead.
8:53:47 PM JE 34-6-1 3401, 3404 on out.
10
Pamelia Chiefs on MVA operations 8:54:28 PM

Pamelia Rescue 34-6-1 reports Chiefs 34-0-1 and 34-0-4 on operations.

8:54:28 PM JE 34-6-1 3401. 3404 on operation.
11
Pamelia Rescue confirms ops with chief 8:55:42 PM

Pamelia Rescue 34-6-1 confirms to Chief 34-0-4 in operation.

8:55:42 PM JE 34-6-1 3461 to 3404 in operation.
12
MVA driver safe, amb/tow on scene 8:56:31 PM

Driver out of truck, okay, awaiting ambulance. Tow vehicle on scene; truck deep in ditch. Incoming units pull in front of Chief 34-0-4's truck.

8:56:08 PM JE 34-0-1 P 3401, thirty four zero four, tac one.
8:56:12 PM JE 34-0-4 P 0 4, go ahead.
8:56:17 PM JE 34-0-1 P We're trying to call you on operations. What do need?
8:56:31 PM JE 34-0-4 P Yeah. The driver's out of the vehicle. He's okay. Waiting on the ambulance to show up. The vehicle just showed up. The truck's way down in the ditch. When you pull in, just pull in in front of my truck.
8:56:35 PM JE 34-0-1 P 15.
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Evans Mills Ambulance nears truck crash 8:58:54 PM

Evans Mills amb 64-P12 confirms directions to truck MVA north of 781 southbound on 81, approaching from 781 exit.

8:58:29 PM JE 64-P12 Familiar fire from ambulance ambulance and fire tac one.
8:58:42 PM JE 34-0-1 P Harris Mills, go ahead.
8:58:54 PM JE 64-P12 Fire, the 70806 for now. Just to confirm, you said, do you take the exit off of 781 towards northbound, u-turn on 81 towards southbound?
8:59:04 PM JE 34-0-1 P Yes. This is gonna be north of the, 781 southbound.
8:59:08 PM JE 64-P12 36. We're coming off 781 now.
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Evans Mills Ambulance arrives at truck crash 9:01:42 PM

Evans Mills Amb 64-9-1 arrived on scene.

9:01:42 PM JE 64-9-1 Jackson 6491, arrived.
9:01:44 PM JE Dispatch 2101.
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EMS clears truck MVA, pt refuses 9:31:44 PM

Evans Mills 64-P12 available, patient refusal.

9:31:37 PM JE 64-P12 Jetfire six four nine.
9:31:40 PM JE Dispatch 07.
9:31:44 PM JE 64-P12 621, we're gonna be available. Patient refusal.
9:31:49 PM JE Dispatch 2101.
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Pamelia Rescue 34-6-1 available 9:33:50 PM

Pamelia Rescue 34-6-1 available.

9:33:50 PM JE 34-6-1 Fire control. Paramedic is available.
9:33:53 PM JE Dispatch 2133.
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