Stranded van blocks Veterans Parkway, triggers concern, Bloomington IL
TrafficA disabled van stranded in the northbound lane of Veterans Parkway blocks traffic, with a dead battery and no lights, prompting concern with passengers waiting safely nearby.
Audio|Source: Bloomington and Normal Fire
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Transcript:
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I'm 39. I got a stranded van in Lane 1,
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the face in northbound on Veterans Parkway just at the clear water light.
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Are you in the northbound lane?
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Yep, 104. All right, his hands are gone.
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The battery's dead and he's got no lights.
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Get four, I'll call for him to see these.
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Chris is low visibility out here.
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I said they're in the lane.
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He said he called Bloomington PD.
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Joe I didn't copy any of your last part because it turned you down.
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Bloomington PD is aware of it.
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I have an officer on the way.
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Yeah, Chris, do you want me to wait for Bloomington PD to get here or just continue on?
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Continue on, Joe.
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We don't have enough guys to wait there.
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And more.
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Matt Tom, show car lock engine 114 back in quarters.
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No more.
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Chris and Joe, I'll work my way north on veterans.
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If Bloomington PD hasn't gotten there yet, I'll sit by him until we get somebody else there.
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104, PD says the driver is contact with them.
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They are dispatched somebody, but, yeah, 104, that's fine.
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Yeah, 104, I talked to the driver, Chris, and yeah,
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there was five people in it.
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They're over at Burger King, and I told the guy that was driving to not be in the van, probably go over there to the police get here.
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Location mentioned:
Clearwater Ave & Veterans Pkwy, Bloomington, IL 61701
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