Traffic accident with semi truck blocks westbound lane, Chaffee County CO
TrafficA gray Ford Focus was reported tailgating and following an emergency vehicle at high speed on US Highway 285 near County Road 280. Shortly after, a traffic accident involving two vehicles occurred. A semi truck blocked the westbound lane, causing debris and requiring traffic control. Emergency services responded to manage the scene and control traffic.
Audio|Source: Chaffee County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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You know, I've got a great car that's tailgating me at emergency speeds following me and just wanted to have them contacted.
00:08
Do you have a valve marker?
00:09
To be currently crossing, passing Cantero 280-8 southbound.
00:14
Any chief units carrying a traffic complaint? County Road 280 and 285 on 285 southbound.
00:22
Grey sedan following rescue for tailgating and emergency speeds.
00:26
It's going to be a gray Ford Focus early 2000's unknown plate.
00:29
What, G4?
00:30
P4.
00:31
I copy that traffic complaint.
00:32
I'm in JV now.
00:33
I'll try to catch up to the little, but see you far behind it.
00:37
All right.
00:38
State patrols on train.
00:40
Highway is open.
00:41
I don't know one lane it appears.
00:43
I'll get you more here in a second.
00:44
Head up there, you need to be left there? Yeah,
00:46
well I'm going to go west fast, or eight pounds.
00:49
Tom, if you want to go behind this trooper, I'm going to go here.
00:54
If we get fire, we'll set up traffic control.
00:58
Lettage JV3K will also just speed out in Route 4, Traffic Control.
01:01
July the Chavy 3 on taxi.
01:03
Two vehicles, mainly off the road.
01:06
Semi is blocking,
01:07
there is debris, blocking the westbound lane.
01:11
Eastbound lane is clear.
01:12
We were trying to set up traffic control.
01:14
So my first chafing apparatus is they want to come west of the sea and help with that.
01:20
in front of the trailhead that would work because you're bigger.
01:26
We'll be on the east side.
01:27
Are there any patient here?
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Location mentioned:
US Hwy 285 & Co Rd 280, Colorado 81236
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