Disabled vehicle blocks road and damages pole near public intersection, Merrillville IN
TrafficA disabled vehicle is blocking the roadway near Route 30 and Broadway in Merrillville. Emergency responders report that a pole near Summer and Boulevard was struck and cracked. Indiana State Police are delayed in responding. A private tow service is requested to assist with the vehicle removal.
Audio|Source: Lake County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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We need to be on ISP for the car that's blocking near the geese here.
00:07
Copy, I'll try again.
00:08
Say bye.
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On Broadway, or on US 30 at Broadway,
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going eastbound and westbound on 30 with flashing red.
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Tempor. Tempor.
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4212 control.
00:31
Go ahead.
00:34
Okay, looks like ISP is not going to be there for a little while.
00:36
He's en route to another call than a vehicle blocking a bridge first.
00:44
We're right to the vehicle to drop the sky back on.
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So far. So far.
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Bye. Okay.
01:04
The disabled vehicle is black in the roadway?
01:12
Any ditch south side of the road?
01:15
1.337 Delaware.
01:16
Okay, just wait.
01:18
Okay.
01:21
237 Delaware has already got checked.
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They're waiting on private tow.
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It's occupied.
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All right.
01:34
That's on the truck, correct?
01:37
Yeah, it sounds like to secure that.
01:42
Copy, thank you so much.
01:45
Okay, thank you so much.
01:48
It's going to be for the Toyota camera.
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It's got a broken,
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or is that axle.
01:56
Sounds far.
01:58
Also, there was a pole struck, it's cracked pretty good.
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I don't believe it's an NIPSCO, it might be AT&T, if you want to know it's on the north-east corner of the intersection of Summer and Boulevard.
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Summer.
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Location mentioned:
US-30 & Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
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