Icy conditions cause crash and blockage on interstate, Porter County IN
TrafficIcy road conditions on the interstate caused a box truck to get stuck and block traffic. There was also a hit-and-run crash between two vehicles at the westbound 12.6 mile marker. Authorities are working to clear the ice and manage traffic.
Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
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Northbound to westbound is also a complete sheet of ice.
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However, there's not really a grade here, so there aren't as many issues.
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The areas where there's a grade and a curve, so some vehicles are starting to have issues there.
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This is okay as long as traffic stays at about 3 miles an hour, which it's doing.
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Just 1043 only.
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8913.
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I can drill out of the head and they do 10-year-old.
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Just 1040 for you.
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Advise that there's possibly a box truck stuck in your area due to ice and blocking traffic.
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He was mapping at the horseshoe curve there in your area.
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Okay, I'm not seeing anything on the mainline.
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However, the exit ramp, it's backed up, so it might be on the exit ramp.
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21918.
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150 County harassment.
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Near Devonshire Road, a female had been following the caller and was in her driveway.
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Female left approximately five minutes ago in a black Buick encore last seen eastbound with checked eastbound midway.
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Requesting a trespass is located.
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One-two.
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Just for 1043 I just got the TX with and they just spoke to their maintenance supervisor.
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They have additional resources coming from rental air.
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They should be making scenes shortly.
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Hopefully we can get the ice cleared up.
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You can show me 1041.
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Do you have a detail finding or that they should need to be relieved from?
02:32
No one needs to be relieved, but I do have a crash that came in.
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I didn't want to move my units.
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It's at the 12.6 I do westbound.
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Westbound 12.6 mile marker, a black GMC was hit and run by a black Volkswagen.
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The ramps are extremely icy causing very slick ice or it is pretty much a part of that.
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