Semi-truck stuck in median on westbound route blocks traffic, Porter County IN
TrafficA semi-truck was stuck in the median on westbound U.S. Route 30 near 450 West in Washington Township, causing a traffic obstruction. A service truck used a chain to pull the semi to the shoulder. The semi had been stuck for hours and was having difficulty in snowy conditions. Authorities coordinated efforts to clear the vehicle from the lane safely.
Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
I'll be out with a semi in the median, westbound U.S.
00:09
30, just west of 450 West in Washington Township.
00:12
Can you contact them for my advice?
00:18
Over the age, what's the magic and got them going?
00:25
30.
00:29
That's a code on a return.
00:37
Z-Charles, H. Nor 80 Tom, (number withheld).
00:45
I mean it's on with me.
00:47
They're going to back up behind the curb so that vehicles will move over greener.
00:56
Oh, I'm clearing.
01:02
They've been there for hours.
01:04
Oh,
01:09
I'm clearing her notes and everything that's right.
01:11
Thank you.
01:17
(number withheld)
01:22
258 even southbound i-655 there's a vehicle in the left lane they appear to not be hitting traction going up this hill I'm gonna try and see if TNC can come over here and push their vehicle at the hill do you have a vehicle description
01:46
1028 and ready.
01:49
Continue.
01:51
Through Indiana, C.
01:52
Charles and Mary, Cue Queen, 208, and Godotress.
02:01
113, 114.
02:04
113.
02:05
113.
02:08
113.
02:11
You can disregard that detail.
02:18
I'll be in District 52 until Friday reference canine training.
02:22
It may not be at 1051.
02:30
It looks like Thomas might have sent a service unit out.
02:39
For a minute, (name withheld) is going to be en route to push her out, just 1043.
02:43
She was the same one that was stuck eastbound from Fur, eastbound from Burr, just 1043.
02:48
She's having a hard time in the snow.
02:51
I told her to have someone completely put their car off in Brooklyn.
03:00
Their emergency response vehicle is not 1051 heavy.
03:05
Can far are they able to confirm with their dispatch that a heavy wrecker is en route?
03:12
I'll talk to him in a second.
03:17
4-r-r-r-r-21040.
03:21
21-340.
03:24
This service truck apparently is able to drag the semi-truck with a chain into the shoulder.
03:31
We're going to attempt to get him out of the lane.
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Location mentioned:
U.S. 30, Rte 30, Washington Township, IN 46383
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