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  "id": "2026-08-04-emory-university-clifton-road-vehicle-accident",
  "slug": "emory-university-clifton-road-vehicle-accident-2026-08-04",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Emory University",
    "shortName": "Emory",
    "state": "GA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Emory Police / @EmoryPolice",
    "enrollment": 15000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-04",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "all-clear",
    "headline": "Southbound lanes blocked after a vehicle accident",
    "headlinePublic": "Southbound lanes blocked after a vehicle accident",
    "summary": "A [vehicle accident](https://x.com/EmoryPolice/status/2084638293887459647) blocked southbound Clifton Road at Houston Mill Road until a later post said the road was open.",
    "outcome": "Clifton Road was blocked and was later reported open."
  },
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      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-04T09:51:14-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "🚨TRAFFIC  ALERT🚨 \nThe southbound lanes of Clifton Road are blocked at Houston Mill Road due to a vehicle accident. Please drive carefully in this area. \n#TrafficAlert",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/EmoryPolice/status/2084638293887459647",
      "sourceDescription": "@EmoryPolice southbound Clifton Road blocked",
      "annotations": [
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    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-04T09:53:25-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "🚨 TRAFFIC ALERT 🚨\nMichael Street along Clifton Road and Clifton at Houston Mill Road are blocked due to a vehicle accident. Please prepare to be rerouted in this area. \n#trafficalert",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/EmoryPolice/status/2084638843039355054",
      "sourceDescription": "@EmoryPolice Michael Street and Clifton Road blocked",
      "annotations": [
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    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-04T10:17:08-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Please continue to drive carefully in this area until the accident scene is clear.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/EmoryPolice/status/2084644813291266461",
      "sourceDescription": "@EmoryPolice drive carefully until the scene is clear",
      "annotations": [
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      "characterCount": 82
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-04T11:30:31-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE - 11:29 a.m.\nThe portion of Clifton Road is still blocked off. Please add time for your commute to this area.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/EmoryPolice/status/2084663280019099770",
      "sourceDescription": "@EmoryPolice Clifton Road still blocked",
      "annotations": [
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    },
    {
      "sequence": 5,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-04T13:09:21-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE: 1:08 p.m.\nClifton Road is now open.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/EmoryPolice/status/2084688152237638085",
      "sourceDescription": "@EmoryPolice Clifton Road open",
      "annotations": [
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      "characterCount": 43
    }
  ],
  "context": "@EmoryPolice reported a [vehicle accident](https://x.com/EmoryPolice/status/2084638293887459647) blocking southbound Clifton Road at Houston Mill Road. A later post says [the road is open](https://x.com/EmoryPolice/status/2084688152237638085).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "A vehicle accident blocked southbound Clifton Road at Houston Mill Road. Later posts widened the closure, then said the road was open."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@EmoryPolice southbound Clifton Road blocked",
      "url": "https://x.com/EmoryPolice/status/2084638293887459647",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-12",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at 05:02Z. The one in-flight save that hour returned HTTP 523 and was not healthy, so this URL was not separately saved."
    },
    {
      "title": "@EmoryPolice Michael Street and Clifton Road blocked",
      "url": "https://x.com/EmoryPolice/status/2084638843039355054",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-12",
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    },
    {
      "title": "@EmoryPolice drive carefully until the scene is clear",
      "url": "https://x.com/EmoryPolice/status/2084644813291266461",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-12",
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      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at 05:02Z. The one in-flight save that hour returned HTTP 523 and was not healthy, so this URL was not separately saved."
    },
    {
      "title": "@EmoryPolice Clifton Road still blocked",
      "url": "https://x.com/EmoryPolice/status/2084663280019099770",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-12",
      "archiveUrl": null,
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    },
    {
      "title": "@EmoryPolice Clifton Road open",
      "url": "https://x.com/EmoryPolice/status/2084688152237638085",
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    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2026",
    "other",
    "private-r1"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-12",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-12",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}