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Tractor-trailer swerving on I-65 near exit 249, Merrillville IN

Traffic

Reported: 11/9/2025 06:55 AM

I-65, Merrillville, IN

A tractor-trailer was unable to stay in its lane and kept moving onto the shoulder on I-65 near exit 249. Units coordinated a traffic slowdown to safely recover the vehicle.

Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety

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Transcript:

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2013-5-15 row marker through a subway over the room by two tractor and dry and silver trailer KB on the trailer unable to maintain laneskeeps going off on the shoulder I-65 blue cabs silver dry-lan and trailer KB on the trailer unable to maintain laneskeeps going off on the shoulder and will clear 850s

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I'm going to head back around to the exit 249.

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One time since it goes 1023, because there is no shoulder here, and I have to take a lane.

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I want to do a slowdown from the 249 north to get them time to get set up and try to recover this vehicle.

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I-65, Merrillville, IN

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