Seattle Fire responds to a fatal multi-vehicle collision

At 3:28 PM on February 7, 2022, the Seattle Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle collision at Aurora Avenue N and N 96th Street in Seattle, WA.
Engine 31 from Northgate was first on scene and found the two, later determined to be three, vehicle collision. Additional units beyond the standard large response were requested.
Units on scene found four patients: two in an SUV, one in a landscaping truck, and one in a forklift. Three patients required extrication, which were all successful. Here, reports differ. What is confirmed is that a female in the SUV was transported to the hospital where she unfortunately died, a male also in the SUV transported in serious condition, and a male in the landscape truck transported by AMR in stable condition. What happened to the forklift driver is different in press releases from scanner audio. The audio states he was transported by AMR in presumably stable condition, though press releases state he was uninjured.
It was later learned the forklift operator caused the incident when he crossed the highway while under the influence. He has been arrested for DUI and now charged with vehicular homicide.
Rest in peace Jessica Valdez, mother of three, gone too soon.
Units dispatched were A14, A31, B4, B6, E16, E21, E24, E31, E35, L5, M17, M18, M31, M44, R1, and SAFT2.
Units seen in this video are M31, E31, L5, E21, B4, B6, M44, E35, E24, A31, M17, M18, R1, M31, AMR, SPD.
VIDEO TIMELINE
0:00 - M31 responding
0:05 - E31 (background), M31, L5 responding
0:15 - E21 responding
0:21 - B4 responding (two views)
0:29 - B6, M44 responding
0:35 - E35, E24 responding (two views)
0:51 - A31 responding
0:53 - 1x SPD responding
1:00 - M17 responding
1:06 - M18 arriving on scene (M17 on opposite side of scene)
1:29 - M17 transporting patient, AMR arriving on scene
1:45 - R1, 1x SPD responding
1:53 - M31 transporting patient (two views)
2:01 - M31 transporting patient
2:04 - R1 leaving scene
2:12 - AMR transporting patient, SPD traffic enforcement unit arriving
2:28 - On-scene timelapse footage
2:59 - Rare SPD pickup truck unit arriving on scene
3:06 - Traffic camera zooms in on wrecked forklift
3:26 - On scene timelapse footage
4:15 - Rare SPD traffic unit? major incident unit? truck arriving
AUDIO TRANSCRIPT
This is real audio recorded from the radio scanner. It is important to know that the audio is NOT synced with video. These audio clips are put together one after another while in real life they would be spread out around thirty minutes.
E31: Engine 31 is at Aurora Ave N & N 96th St, we have a two car MVI, one person trapped, establishing Aurora Command.
L5: Ladder 5 is at, rescue group supervisor.
E31: Dispatch from Aurora Command, give me uh, two more additional units, we have a total of four patients.
Dispatch: Okay Aurora Command. Two additional units.
E31: Dispatch from Aurora Command, can we also get one additional medic unit.
E31: All units from Aurora Command, we have three trapped patients, one individual is trapped in a forklift. The other two patients are trapped in a sedan (SUV). Vehicle is on all four- all four wheels.
B4: Battalion 4 is at, assuming Aurora Command, rescue _____ in effect.
B4: Dispatch from Aurora Command, we have one patient extricated.
Dispatch: Okay command, one patient extricated.
??: Dispatch from medical group supervisor, can we have two AMRs to 95 and Aurora?
Dispatch: Okay command, we’ll get you two AMRs to 95 and Aurora.
B4: Dispatch from Aurora Command, Battalion 6 will be rescue group supervisor.
??: Dispatch from medical group supervisor, can you add Aid 31 to this run?
R1: Rescue group from Rescue 1, could you keep access for Rescue 1 in mind?
??: Your access will be southbound, in the north- or uh, northbound- (extrication equipment noises)
B6: Command from rescue group supervisor, affirming we have two yellow patients, two red patients. The two yellow patients are on the sidewalk. So, waiting for patients ______ (extrication equipment noises) Still working to get the roof off with the other two red patients trapped inside.
B4: Rescue 1 from command, we’re flopping the top on the vehicle to access the two remaining patients.
B6: Command from rescue group, patient two in the SUV has been extricated. All patients have been extricated, we’re currently giving ____ and patient care.
M31: Medic 31 transporting one red patient to Harborview.
B4: Dispatch from Aurora Command, we had two red patients transported, number one to HMC via Medic 31, number two to HMC via Aid 17 (Medic 17, corrected soon after), two yellow patients being transported BLS.
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@@petewilliamsiv3512 Yep, I wasn't paying attention when I was editing...
I had over an hour's worth of traffic camera footage