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Heard on: Monterey County Fire & EMS · 1/18/2026 11:28 PM
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Six (number withheld) , go ahead.
00:03
Six (number withheld) , were you overshot in eleven twenty-five? Looks to be a Christmas tree in the number two lane, southbound Highway 17 north of Ocean Street.
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Christmas tree blocks lane on Highway 17

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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible traffic hazard when a Christmas tree was spotted in the number two lane of southbound Highway 17 near Ocean Street. The tree was later moved to the right shoulder, clearing the roadway and allowing traffic to resume normally.

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Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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