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18-wheeler crash blocks intersection at Austin StHouston TX

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Near Austin St, Houston, TX 77002

Police responded to a vehicle accident involving an 18-wheeler that blocked traffic lights and an intersection near Austin St. The crash caused a traffic jam and officers directed traffic at nearby intersections to manage road obstruction. Residents had complained about the prolonged blockage. The accident was being assessed and traffic management was in place.

Audio|Source: Houston Police Department - All Districts
02:38
Transcript:
00:00
They're reporting at near Austin St and then they're stating that there's blocking the lights and intersection for over an hour.
00:06
The intersection is clear right there near 1500?
00:08
Yeah, near Austin St is what it's showing.
00:11
Where to hold, we can find somebody.
00:12
My nuclear hold, that's available.
00:14
Can you check with H-FD and see if they located this crash?
00:17
Under 1 on Gunther?
00:19
One on I-10, the one on how am I?
00:20
That's clear.
00:21
No more records on Rudis.
00:22
It shows that they closed.
00:23
They just closed there's just five minute ago, Sergeant, mid-night 22.
00:26
That's clear.
00:27
Let's clear. Let's clear. Clear me on town as well.
00:28
Yeah.
00:29
He's going to be over here, the complainment?
00:31
That call sounds like it's going to be a loud noise call.
00:34
Can you come back?
00:35
Go ahead. Yes, the show us with one mill in the back of our shop, please.
00:38
Now square.
00:39
1224. 1224. Turn around on 4.5.
00:43
4.5.
00:44
When you're down loaded, can you take that picture crash? The protocol two-top a cutter on the freeway.
00:48
I'm ten inbound at Taylor.
00:49
Okay.
00:50
Actually, disregard the customer is complaining about traffic, which is related to that accident that they're with the 18-wheeler that they're already on, so disregard that.
01:02
That's clear.
01:03
So it looks like they're directing traffic at the branch and Leland.
01:06
There are already as a police officer over there.
01:07
Looks like an EJF or perhaps.
01:09
You can downgrade it and we can have someone go talk to them later when it's slower and see if there's a reason that they're directing traffic that they have blocked off.
01:18
So they can be downgraded though.
01:19
Okay, that's clear, sir.

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Near Austin St, Houston, TX 77002
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