Well it’s snowing in North Alabama this morning. It takes me about 30 min. to get to work. In my drive this morning I saw several cars slip and sliding around. Seen one car that had slid off the side of the road, there was a SUV that hit an embankment when they were going down to a bridge and taped their breaks. So I am about 4 miles from work and I look and there is a Jeep Cherokee upside down in a ditch that was lined with rock. No one was around and only one guy had stopped and he was walking like it was a Sunday afternoon stroll. I was able to stop my truck and get to the Jeep before him. I was trying to make my way to it and looking to see if I saw anyone, I said hello and got no answer. I said hello louder and about that time I here, “I am in here”. I don’t know why but my nerves stood out on their ends when I heard the young boy. I dove through the back glass and found a 16 year old boy on his way to school, hanging upside down. We were able to unbuckle his seat belt and drag him out safely. He is ok, just bumps and burses.
Here is where I got aggravated. I called 911, then next county over picked up my call (which they were very nice) and they had to transfer me to the county I was in. I told the 911 dispatch in Marshall County where I was. I told her that I was North of Albertville on state Hwy 75. Just north of a intersection and I gave the intersection name. For 15 mins we waited and had to call again. Then found out that the Police were headed South on US 431, which was about 7-8 miles away. When the police got there I asked what’s the deal. Found out that the dispatcher is from Michigan, which I have no problem with, but if you are going to take emergency call and try to tell the police where you are, please learn the map of the area that you are working it.
Here is where I got aggravated. I called 911, then next county over picked up my call (which they were very nice) and they had to transfer me to the county I was in. I told the 911 dispatch in Marshall County where I was. I told her that I was North of Albertville on state Hwy 75. Just north of a intersection and I gave the intersection name. For 15 mins we waited and had to call again. Then found out that the Police were headed South on US 431, which was about 7-8 miles away. When the police got there I asked what’s the deal. Found out that the dispatcher is from Michigan, which I have no problem with, but if you are going to take emergency call and try to tell the police where you are, please learn the map of the area that you are working it.
