Large vehicle caravan causes southbound traffic delays, Chicago IL
TrafficA large group of vehicles traveled southbound on Lake Shore Drive near 47th and 53rd Streets, causing heavy traffic congestion and leading to ramp closures in the area.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
04:14
Transcript:
00:00
I think we got a car man coming through from this Mexican independence going southbound on Lake Shore Drive from here.
00:09
Yeah, they don't much care about no car accident, too.
00:12
About how many vehicles you spot.
00:14
I'm really not sure because we got this down to a single lane, but it opens up just, you know,
00:21
past 42nd Street, so it's at least 50, 50 cars that have gone past already.
00:29
All right? They go on south too, right?
00:34
Yeah, southbound towards 40th, 43rd, 47th Street.
00:42
All right, turn the 4th.
00:44
Up for the air, ESVibon, has got a caravan going through the southbound on the drive.
00:49
Pass 40 seconds, maybe about 50, 60, maybe a little bit more.
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322. We'll land it one for one in the mouth.
00:54
Yeah, 01-18.
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2-2-7.
01:00
202-7. Thanks for just for information, that caravan is currently on 47th and Cornell, looks like they're kind of set up.
01:10
All right, setting up at 4-7 in Cornell.
01:17
99.
01:18
Oh goody. 210.
01:20
10. Can you have clammy off this and put me on that and let me know if anybody else is available, hit that waist with me.
01:28
Alright, 104.
01:30
221. Okay.
01:31
We can hit over there still.
01:32
234. I'm over with my light zone.
01:33
They're starting to scatter.
01:34
All right, 10.4.
01:37
It looks like 34 is already kind of close.
01:39
He's got his lights on.
01:40
They're starting to scatter a bit.
01:41
What direction they're going? Every direction.
01:42
All right. Vehicle scattering all over.
01:45
This is different. The show is gone.
01:46
Do I try that one again? I could copy.
01:48
72 shows going.
01:49
7, 2, 10, 4.
01:50
35, you able to go that way off?
01:51
All right.
01:52
2.23, we'll go that way.
01:53
Yep. Yep. Yep.
01:54
Will somebody give me a Paul Zebra? Would somebody give me a Paul Zebra code?
02:00
621, black, how can you build it, or 20-0 job on the box?
02:02
That was a 2-24?
02:03
21. 4-1, okay, I'm sorry.
02:05
2-1. 2-1.
02:06
I fixed it.
02:12
234 234
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234 squad I don't have 47th exit blocked off and still have cars sitting on the ramp I'm letting them throw on and I hold it
02:21
All right 47 back shoot is blocked and still cars sitting on the ramp though 2 30
02:26
Yeah, if we can get closures on at 53rd, if you're at the ramp at 47, go all the way to the bottom, and once you can cut them off, then cut that ramp off as well.
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Location mentioned:
E 53rd St, Chicago, IL
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