Truck and horse trailer slide off highway in icy conditions, Starke County IN
TrafficA dually pickup truck towing a horse trailer slid off U.S. 30 near 500 East in icy weather causing a traffic hazard with zero visibility. Fire department was requested to assist with road closure and traffic control to safely remove the vehicle and trailer.
Audio|Source: Starke County Sheriff Fire & EMS
03:26
Transcript:
00:00
Nice. She's going to need a tow truck out here.
00:02
It's a long horse trailer.
00:03
There's only one horse in it.
00:05
It's a Dooley truck, but it's off the side in the ditch here pretty deep.
00:11
Okay.
00:16
How is it being around?
00:22
Clear, and I cannot get as many ages.
00:25
The truck's kind of half jackknife and it's down in the ditch, so I'll get something whenever it gets pulled out.
00:30
10-4[1].
00:33
Visibility on 30 is about zero.
00:37
Clear.
00:40
14,
00:44
6.
00:46
Go for 14.
00:51
When you come up here, can you stay a ways back for me? I almost just got hit by a semi.
00:59
Clear. I'm at 8 in 550s now.
01:03
8's pretty slick.
01:04
Yeah,
01:07
you're fine, take your time.
01:08
Everything's ice, especially 35.
01:10
But it's, like I said, 30, you cannot see anything.
01:20
Thank you. More than likely, we're going to have to shut down eastbound 30 to get this truck and trailer out.
01:28
7056 or honey?
01:31
Go ahead.
01:35
Would you like fire for traffic control?
01:43
Yeah, it's not going to be a bad idea due to the visibility out here.
01:50
Temple.
01:54
If you could have them just divert traffic down 35 for now.
02:00
Temple.
02:03
Secondally 901.
02:05
901.
02:07
901.
02:13
I made contact with that subject, everything's sent for.
02:17
Probably coming.
02:31
Attention Hamlet Fire Department.
02:32
I have an officer requesting your assistance to shut down traffic.
02:36
A slide off involving a duly truck and a horse trailer on 30 at 500 East.
02:43
He's requesting to shut down 30 eastbound, divert them down 35.
02:48
Station 43 is advising U.S.
02:49
30, zero visibility.
02:50
Use caution.
02:51
Each one time 2240, you'll be on fire ground one.
02:59
ATOL is clear in and routes the station.
03:01
A-towel.
03:03
A-tel.
03:07
Count me, twenty-five-six.
03:11
Tony-by-six.
03:13
I was able to get the ice off and get the trailer place.
03:20
He'll be T-Tom or Robert, 778, V Victor, J.
03:23
John, B. Boy.
03:26
Clear.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
US-30 & N 500 E, Davis Township, IN 46532
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