slow vehicle causes traffic congestion on freeway, Garfield Heights OH
TrafficA slow vehicle traveling eastbound at less than five miles per hour in the slow lane caused traffic congestion and safety concerns near Broadway Avenue in Garfield Heights. There were also icy conditions and an accident on the Libby Road bridge blocking eastbound lanes, leading to several accidents and a traffic shutdown on the Liberty Bridge.
Audio|Source: Garfield and Maple Heights Police - Digital
03:24
Transcript:
00:00
unit heading to the freeway via the vehicle is moving again probably going less than five miles an hour in the slow lane all the cars are zooming on the slow speed farm to get around him
00:14
going to be coming up on tourney here in about two minutes at his pace
00:35
183 to radio and Maple units.
00:40
We got an accident on the Libby Road bridge blocking both of the eastbound lanes and the bridge is complete ice.
00:48
So can we call service have them come,
00:52
put ice on us, or salt on us, please?
00:57
Hi, copy,
00:59
and it sounds like all the bridges we're getting reports are icy now too, so we'll let them know.
01:04
All right, well we've got multiple actions up here now.
01:08
There's going to need multiple units up here.
01:14
Okay, I copy.
01:17
Six-day coffees.
01:18
Ready on in the row over there.
01:21
Okay.
01:29
72 and 83 when you guys get done can you guys swing over there please
01:38
confirmed I'm a we're gonna try to re-secure this door real quick and we'll head over
01:46
if we have anybody on the west side we need cars to stop coming across the bridge they're flying across the bridge and they're just multiple accidents keep happening
02:01
Seven to radio, I'm going to be clear, I'm going to come to the Liberty Bridge from the west side of town to shut down traffic.
02:09
Okay.
02:14
Just passed Broadway for an accident or anything.
02:20
No,
02:21
we did not.
02:23
Also,
02:24
for you in 01, that car is coming up on Ranger, still in the slow speed lane.
02:30
It's not getting off.
02:31
It's continuing on.
02:37
Not getting off? We're getting off.
02:41
It is not getting off.
02:43
Not getting off.
02:44
Maybe about five minutes it will make it the Broadway.
02:55
Transportation.
02:57
Okay,
03:00
now it's swerved on to the berm.
03:04
I still, I think it's already passed where it could get off, so I think it's going to continue.
03:17
Okay, I'm in traffic.
03:19
I'm 40 West trying to turn around.
03:21
I don't know what's going on here, but traffic is pretty much stopped.
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Broadway Ave, Garfield Heights, OH
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