Vehicle pursuit causes ramp block and sign damage, Lakewood WA


A vehicle pursuit caused the ramp from Portland to eastbound lanes in Tacoma to be blocked. A merge sign at the top of the ramp was damaged but still upright.
Audio|Source: Washington State Patrol Dispatch - Dist 1 East / West
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Transcript:
00:00
And Tacoma will have the ramp Portland to eastbound block.
00:05
760 ramp the Portland eastbound block 8-01.
00:27
Uh,
00:29
just dirt and the concrete sidewalk.
00:35
See.
00:43
Can you assign the west unit to the pursuit[1] closing?
00:49
Nain-name one each other.
00:55
10.06, come on, back out at one.
00:59
Okay,
01:00
let's get a route.
01:01
106, 805.
01:09
991, comma, 670, and 10621, C. 991, 7601, C.
01:19
991, 806.
01:20
Check on my x 857 says.
01:25
Inspector, no further.
01:28
X8757, he said.
01:34
11. How about fire is on team?
01:38
811 fired scene.
01:40
8107. No,
01:46
what's going to DOT[2] damage?
01:56
991.
01:57
East 5 is all the top of the ramp to Portland. It's a yellow square sign.
02:03
It's a merge sign.
02:05
It's still upright, but it is damaged.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
pursuit: Active vehicle pursuit in progress
[2]
DOT: Department of Transportation
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Location mentioned:
Portland Ave SW, Lakewood, WA 98498
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