York police officer’s last moments 911 audio & transcript: WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT

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Audio transcript:

Const. Styles: [muffled radio static]

Dispatcher: 12-26, everything 10-4 there?

Const. Styles: [urgent tone, inaudible] 10-33, right now, 10-33!

Dispatcher: All units, Hwy. 48, Herald Rd.

Dispatcher: All units, make your way, Hwy. 48, Herald Rd., code 100, 10-33.

Policeman #1: 12-35 I’m en route.

Policeman #2: En route.

Const. Styles: [desperate tone] I gotta car on top of me, help!

Const. Styles: [inaudible few syllables].

Const. Styles: Help me.

Dispatcher: Help is coming.

Const. Styles: Thank you.

Policeman #2: [sound of engine revving] Dispatch, he said he has a car on top of him.

Dispatcher: Car on top of him, 10-4, got an ambulance on the way

Const. Styles: [heavy breathing, difficulty speaking] I don’t have any…[heavy breathing, inaudible]

Dispatcher: 10-4, we’ve got help on the way, just sit tight.

Dispatcher: Units, 10-4, en route.

Const. Styles: We might have some other people injured here, too. I dunno.

Dispatcher: Yeah,10-4, we’ve got help on the way. Ambulance and fire are coming.

Policeman #2: [siren in background] Garrett, keep talking to us.

Const. Styles: [on-and-off pressing of radio button, no voice]

Dispatcher: Just keep talking to us, tell us what’s going on.

Const. Styles: I got a van on my waist. Ahh, I don’t know. It hurts. And, uh, I got these people inside the van. I don’t know how their doin.’

Dispatcher: 10-4, were you, uh, standing outside your vehicle when they hit you?

Const. Styles: [struggling to speak] No, it’s a long story, it’s uh, just get somebody to get this thing off of me please.

Dispatcher: Yeh, 10-4 man, we’re on the way.

Const. Styles: Start a tow out there ASAP.

Dispatcher: We’re on it right now, tow is on the way.

Dispatcher: Just keep talkin to us.

Const. Styles: 10-4.

Dispatcher: Man, I know it’s hard ‘n you’re having a hard time breathing, just keep talkin to us.

Const. Styles: I’m tryin, I’m tryin.

Dispatcher: I know man, we’re gettin close, 12-15’s almost there.

Dispatcher: It’s less than five minutes out.

Dispatcher: Buddy’s on the way to you man. Just keep talkin to us when you can.

Policeman #2: Do we need an escort for the tow?

Dispatcher: Just everybody get there, the two can get there on their own. Garrett, talk to me, okay?

Const. Styles: I’m trying…I’m trying [sound of woman wailing].

Dispatcher: I know man, don’t worry about the other people right now, we’re just worrying about you, okay?

Const. Styles: 10-4, I’m able to move, like [heavy breathing], it just hurts, and I just, get this thing off me.

Dispatcher: Okay man, you can move your legs?

Const. Styles: 10-4, everything’s moving, everything’s moving.

Dispatcher: Okay great, are you bleeding, do you know?

Const. Styles: I don’t know.

Dispatcher: Okay man. Were you unconscious at all?

Const. Styles: I don’t know.

Dispatcher: Okay, they’re getting’ close.

Policeman #1: Roads are very slick, watch it guys.

Dispatcher: ‘Kay guys, just be careful, the roads are slick.

Policeman #1: Control 35, myself and 12-15 are taking Herald. All be advised, other units take other avenues.

Dispatcher: 10-4, I’ve got the units coming across Davis. Garrett, is anybody else pulled over there or is it just you and the van.

Const. Styles: [breathing heavily, speaking slowly] There’s people here [background voices].

Dispatcher: ‘Kay, 10-4, and the vehicle can’t be moved?

Const. Styles: No. I’m underneath it, I’m underneath it.

Dispatcher: ‘Kay, tow and everybody’s on the way.

Dispatcher: They’re really close, man.

Dispatcher: They’re crossing Kennedy already.

Dispatcher: How you doin, Garrett?

Const. Styles: [breathing heavily] I don’t know.

Dispatcher: Approaching McCowan, they’re really close.

Const. Styles: [breathing heavily] 10-4.

[Sirens, inaudible vocals] Log on to 798…[inaudible].

Dispatcher: 798, 10-4.

Garrett: [inaudible]

Dispatcher: What’s that, Garrett?

Dispatcher: EMS is on scene, guys, it says EMS is on scene.