Traffic incident causes temporary westbound highway closure, Blue River CO
TrafficA traffic incident caused vehicles to slide off the highway near milepost 211 on I-70 westbound in Colorado. The highway was temporarily closed, with police managing traffic and assisting vehicles. The road was later reopened after the situation was cleared.
Audio|Source: Summit and Eagle County Public Safety
06:38
Transcript:
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Off the roadway here at I-70 westbound near milepost 211, but we should keep the closure in for a few more minutes because it's, it's, uh,
00:09
yeah, things are sliding.
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Copy 10-1041.
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We'll both run up nine mile and catch both lanes going up and hopefully call it a day.
00:33
Summit copies 300 South Main continuing southbound.
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Brick 56 is waiting for a second unit at 1041.
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Friday-56, it's going to be a gray pickup truck for the Yellow Alabama license, please.
00:47
We are now passing Maine and Jefferson.
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Copy Maine and Jefferson since Comptombing still continuing cell phone.
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Anyfare. We're going to be at the light at Park in Maine.
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The Trooper's EPA whenever we go in that.
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All right, where's that one?
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As a 202 westbound.
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Okay.
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I'll get you an ETA here in this minute.
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Copy time, 1042.
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Town 33, Brex 56 on law.
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We're at the red light.
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We'll wait for your approach and we'll do a high risk setup.
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I copy 4 o'clock.
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Tomic, copy. It's a time 43.
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It would be kind of nice.
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You guys go ahead and head down first.
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I can do the slow roll on my own.
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Copy.
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Near West,
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Main,
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or State Highway 9, heading towards Sinclair.
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Tom 33, was your location?
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I'm coming up behind you, I'm almost at Main Street back.
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Chuck.
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Copy at 10-143.
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River 23, I can shut down northbound Highway 9 traffic.
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I'm at Blue River Road now, heading that direction.
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Appreciate it, thank you.
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I'm at 9 scale.
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It's 5.09.
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Um,
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Wings.
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There you go.
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You got it down now.
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Thank you.
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See Goals stopped at the red light.
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Have you stopped at the red light at 10.24?
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ISO 12.
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I'll stop traffic right at the village so we don't want any more cars.
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Going that way.
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Crash reports.
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Is there a time 244?
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509, my hot swap was complete and coach (number withheld), Lehman Colorado, Springjard.
03:46
Air truck to help them get the bumper peeled back off the front tire, but I don't think there's any reason to stay.
03:51
Everybody's off the road.
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Agreed, battalion, any copy.
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Done at 1045.
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As well, there's a red jeep as far as in the light now and then there's no more traffic going south out on 9.
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Approximately three at ten forty-six.
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Face 506. You move.
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Here I've been instructed and given paperwork to self-report for CSB.
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I copy at 1046.
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That's 32.
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588 Eastbound, Otto David Ida Tom, Frank 488, Grey Chevy Truck.
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Drunk.
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Sullivan Heavy 305.
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Get it.
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Sounds.
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Negative stand by one minute.
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We're going to clear the car.
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Copy.
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I'm going to be at Turner at 7-8-9.
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Copy, thank you.
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Tomic, copy. The Tim, what are you done?
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The State Patrol will let me go ahead and open it and I'll slow roll them on my own.
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1048?
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Brack 2.2, Blue River 23.
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You can reopen Southbound.
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Copy direct clear.
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Some of the copy is at 1048.
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