Truck towing camper jackknifes blocking highway lane, Eldon MO
A truck towing a camper jackknifed on eastbound Highway 54 near Eldon, Missouri, blocking the right lane. The driver exited the vehicle safely. A witness was present at the scene. Officers coordinated tow services and secured the area.
Audio|Source: Eldon Police
03:23
Transcript:
00:00
The occupant is out of the vehicle.
00:02
There is a witness that was following him.
00:05
She is also still on scene.
00:07
Also, you may advise State, I believe it's going to be a 1055.
00:12
Copy. They have my advice to have this information.
00:20
Also,
00:22
it's going to be a truck and camper.
00:27
The camper is sideways on the road and the truck is in the ditch.
00:36
Just confirming there's partial lane blockage, I should have you sent that a little bit ago.
00:43
I will update trip about the bat.
00:45
But we didn't know about the camper part.
00:52
Yeah, I believe the camper is actually still connected to the truck,
00:56
so it's going to be fun for tow, but it is blocking the right lane of eastbound 54.
01:03
I have my patrol car in front of it blocking the roadway.
01:10
Also just information,
01:13
just from what I could locate,
01:16
RPA advised that they were contacting Robert's tow.
01:19
I only located one in Missouri, which is 2 hours and 45 minutes away, so just information on that total.
01:27
Yeah, you may just tell state that.
01:29
I'm sure they'll change that to somebody closer.
01:32
Okay.
01:34
Okay.
01:35
Okay. Okay.
01:36
Okay.
01:38
Good.
01:44
Can you make sure our possible 55 drivers secure doesn't lead the same?
01:49
And can you get the witness to fill out a witness sheet?
01:54
And then can you see if the 55 has a preference on the tow company closer? Tell him,
02:01
Roberts, isn't going to work?
02:03
Yeah, I'll get that from.
02:04
Yeah, I have his J2 in the vehicle 2080 if you don't have that.
02:09
Go to 28. 2028.
02:15
This is just going to be for the truck.
02:17
I don't see one on the camper.
02:20
Seven Sam John,
02:22
George, One-one.
02:23
Seven Sam John, George, One-one.
02:25
If that comes back to a pro-Paul, Ocean, Edward,
02:30
Colin, last name Charles Ocean, Lincoln, Ida, Nora.
02:33
It's going to be the same subject.
02:37
Received, came back to Brian Poe and TOD, call-1-po.
02:41
Go through J-T.
02:43
The J-2 is going to be the Colin Poe.
02:46
Dataverse is going to be 19993-1-12, 19993-0-1-1-2.
02:50
That one.
02:52
Copy.
02:58
Oh, for the subject.
03:01
He was going to say Scarlox, but I don't believe they're going to have what we need to remove this.
03:07
Just go ahead and contact Champion.
03:08
That was the...
03:09
Still, I believe, connected to the camper, basically jackknife.
03:13
The camper is in the highway.
03:14
The truck is in the ditch.
03:17
Copy. 2-0-3.
03:18
Readback on your subject.
03:20
You can go.
03:23
Call and post.
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US-54, Eldon, MO
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