Truck crash scatters panels on Highway 40 in Colorado, Grand County CO


A truck crashed on Highway 40 near milepost 138 in Colorado, scattering large panels across the road and blocking a nearby driveway. Tow trucks and possibly heavy equipment are needed to clear the debris. The driver was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Audio|Source: Grand County Public Safety
02:14
Transcript:
00:00
10-4[2], highway 40, file post, 9-5.
00:04
Okay, copy 26-5.
00:11
Craig, you're seeing you.
00:14
That's fine line.
00:16
Can you have R24 stop at the hospital, just check on the driver and get a statement.
00:22
See if you can tell us how much fuel we had, they did transport that individual.
00:28
Copy break, R24.
00:31
I copy him at the 138. I'll turn around.
00:37
Copy, 256.
00:41
Okay, that's fine.
00:43
That's fine.
00:45
And if you can let the tow and CDOT[1] know that you had big panels that are all over the roadway,
00:53
that we're going to have to pick up as well, and they're not going to be able to do it with a wrecker. So I don't know if CDOT[1] can bring out their loader, or if they want to just come out and assess it and make figured it out from that.
01:03
It's probably so the panels are blocking the roadway.
01:07
They're not blocking the highway, but they're blocking the driveway to the north of the highway.
01:14
Copy twenty six seven.
01:25
That's one nine, Craig.
01:29
Correct.
01:30
Okay, Rocky Mountain has one driver at Maples 164, he's on his way there to get his eyes on the accident, and then the other driver at DT one hour, they'll need both vehicles to get that truck operated.
01:47
Copy, thank you.
01:49
Transicate.
01:52
Greg, yep.
02:05
That's one of the name.
02:08
I will let you know when Rocky Mountain kids hear what they think we need to use with these panels as well. Okay, please.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
CDOT: Colorado Department of Transportation
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative (OK)
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