Oversized load hits county building near main street courthouse, Meridian TX
TrafficA large vehicle carrying an oversized load struck and got stuck on a county-owned building near Main Street by the courthouse in Meridian, Texas. The incident caused property damage. Traffic had to be diverted, and a portion of the building needed to be cut or welded to free the vehicle and its load.
Audio|Source: Bosque and Surrounding Counties Public Safety
06:40
Transcript:
00:00
10-4[1], I need you en route to Main Street by the courthouse for a 10-to-peat.
00:05
It's going to be an oversized load.
00:11
All-chair, careful at Middick 3.
00:18
Check that, Middick 3.
00:21
Ma'am, in our cat it's showing this to be a transfer in a facility.
00:25
Can you change that to abdominal pain?
00:41
Yeah, we're going to need units out here to start diverting traffic.
00:46
The main intersection here is going to be tied up and blocked for a while.
00:55
So if you've got at least two available or maybe get a hold of the Meridian, I don't know how many they have on duty right now, but it's going to be a minute.
01:07
10-4[1], I can send other units and page off Meridian Fire Department to assist.
01:13
Yeah,
01:14
wherever you can get out here, we're going to have to set up some sort of traffic control and divert traffic on both ends of the city here.
01:26
10-4[1], right County to 124, do you call me?
01:30
Yeah, I'm direct.
01:35
One sixteen, we're leaving the gap right now. We're headed over there to help it out.
01:46
County, whenever you get a chance to contact you on, you're making you aware of the situation.
01:50
Who knows what's going on in the city?
01:56
Ten four.
01:59
Two hundred. I'm aware. Just going to get the fire department, we're out due traffic control.
02:09
103 County, which meridian unit do you have coming out?
02:14
103 is going to be 205.
02:19
103 to 205.
02:31
Damage, property damage, as well as whatever it is that they're hauling.
02:39
And do you guys work your own 1050s or do we need to contact DPS?
02:45
No, we work her own. We're fixing me 23[2].
02:49
Yeah,
02:51
I'll get with you when you get here.
02:53
It's kind of a unique situation here.
02:59
On 24, I'm 23[2]. I'm going to be their depot and Main Street here. I'll be blocking those areas.
03:08
Okay, fine.
03:11
Good. Uh,
03:16
standby.
03:17
The 503.
03:31
Any rather help you out of Georgia?
03:34
David Boy, David,
03:35
David, (number withheld), David, David, Boy, David, David, (number withheld).
03:38
(number withheld).
03:51
Go ahead.
03:53
All right, the building that's part of this 1050 is county owned.
03:59
We're going to need somebody out here that's going to, they can cut or weld a portion of the building to break free this load.
04:12
10-4[1].
04:19
Oh,
04:22
whatever precinct commissioner that is.
04:27
(name withheld) is out here, we've got HR out here, so...
04:36
Dave, it's going to be an occupying on East (number withheld) and East (number withheld) Service Road to get in calls on.
04:49
Ten more.
04:58
Go me in the round.
05:01
Ten more.
05:09
Go ahead. ...and...
05:17
County Road W.A.
05:20
Middle Road.
05:22
Texas William George John, (number withheld). William George John, (number withheld).
05:28
Ford pickup truck, white.
05:45
What do we got coming out or energy contact that's going to come out and see about cutting this beam or cover here?
05:52
And stand by, I haven't been able to contact anyone yet.
06:03
Ten four.
06:11
Yeah, it's looking like this whole thing is going to have to come down off the building.
06:15
It's only being held on by one support.
06:25
Ten four.
06:31
100 hadn't been contacted yet, just hollered him. I think he might be able to get hold of somebody at the precinct or something that could help out with this.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
[2]
23: Arrived on scene
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Location mentioned:
Meridian, TX 76665
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