Multiple trucks in ditch blocking highway ramp in south dakota, Roberts County SD
Multiple semi-trucks and other vehicles slid into the ditch near highway 12 and ramps along interstate 29 in South Dakota. The northbound off ramp near mile marker 213 is blocked by about five feet of snow or debris. Officers are checking on drivers and coordinating tow trucks to remove the vehicles and clear the ramp.
Audio|Source: Aberdeen Police and Fire, State Highway Patrol
03:34
Transcript:
00:00
The semis are out, we're just trying to get them with the hail if they get in the Coffee Cups.
00:05
1014 behind them until they can get there.
00:07
714, thank you.
00:15
185?
00:18
185? Good.
00:20
Sounds like there might be a white box truck out that direction as well.
00:25
I don't know if you guys came across that one or not.
00:31
I want to say (name withheld) said,
00:33
possibly five miles east on 12 there.
00:47
They have that truck back on the road, we'll be heading the stores of Raffeytops.
00:53
104, 1950.
00:56
I also listed all the vehicles we left in the ditch during the KID 2nd.
01:03
104, goods we can have record.
01:15
As long as they have their hazards done and we know they're occupied, we're going to stop.
01:19
Once we get everybody pulled out that has hazards on, then we'll come back yet.
01:29
3168.
01:31
6.8.
01:35
I'm at the 213 northbound off ramp.
01:38
There's two semis in the ditch,
01:42
and the ramp is completely blocked with about five feet of snow or debris.
01:58
Yep.
02:06
Once he gets to the Coffee Cup, I told him just go, we're going to go from Summit to Wilmot exit to there.
02:17
I'm just going to get out and check on both these drivers make sure they're all right, and then I'm going to see if I can figure out a way for the tow truck to back up to pull them off the ramp because he can't get him from either going north to northbound time for there's a way just let me know and I'll let him.
02:44
I just came up on the one at the 206 I don't know if there's anything between him and tow 7.
02:53
We still have a couple in the ditch.
02:55
There's one pickup that's got a crossover-type vehicle.
03:03
It's got its hazard.
03:08
But that (name withheld), I just let him know that this one's not bothering anybody.
03:12
You might have to back down from that direction to get him out.
03:18
24, that's kind of what you've been doing this whole time, just keeps stacking down the ramp.
03:26
14.
03:29
First one's out and we're going to continue on.
03:32
I can't get the plate off what this vehicle was.
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