Serious crash closes I-70 and I-71 in Columbus, Columbus OH
TrafficA serious crash occurred at the interchange of I-70 and I-71 in Columbus, Ohio, causing road closures and traffic obstructions. Police and troopers coordinated to manage the scene and traffic. Guardrail repairs are in progress near the crash site.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 2 East Side
05:17
Transcript:
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631-642 632 mark for me
00:05
Yes, since I'm doing this commercial thing You want somebody take my place and I'll take care of this crash
00:10
MCR to channel 5 MCRR2 5
00:13
I think Rains has got the crash already, probably pretty much done, but we can get somebody up there to relieve you, and you can come down here and assist.
00:21
Well, no, I'm good.
00:22
I just, I would have taken the crash if needy.
00:25
You and Timmy, do what you want to do, just let me know.
00:27
6.52 is 632.
00:28
Is it all dry it up on that side now?
00:29
Okay, much.
00:30
That's a firm, I'm going to O'Don's doing a hard closure right now.
00:33
As soon as they get that all set up, I was going to release that Trooper down there unless you want him somewhere else.
00:38
Thank you to be released.
00:39
Give me a favor of you continuing westbound.
00:40
Take a look and see what the eastbound key looks like.
00:43
Okay, copy. 2626. What's the name of your driver?
00:46
(name withheld). 40, pull me off this.
00:48
I'm blocking 4 on 70 at 270 north.
00:52
I copy, 70 and 270 north on.
00:55
Yeah, copy. Copy. 6.03 to 626, let me get back, OSC commercial, just got some information for you.
01:04
60. 660. Clare, thanks to 670.
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Clair, thanks to 672 and 673.
01:17
Copy. 3-3. 633.
01:24
633. I'm code one from Grant, where am I needed at?
01:27
Close fires, Battalion 181.
01:29
Would you please have me with Station 181?
01:30
602, where would you want 633 at? 100 relief, one of patrol cars.
01:35
Is there any location that has an OSP[1] trooper with the exception of 33 and 70? Columbus Fires, Battalion 181? Do I have any MSP Troopers holding a spot?
01:51
Standby, 181.
01:53
9-1. 9-1.
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Clown-Frague, go ahead, battalion, 181.
01:56
OSB, CPD. We have 3, 71 southbound to 70E, 651 us move.
02:01
Code 2, we can start, where is that 34?
02:03
Would you please have me with Station 181?
02:05
I'll add you. Yeah, if you want to send that cruiser over there to assist with them and release one or more of them, you can do that.
02:12
Copy (number withheld) Burnett Road, Department C.
02:14
Does look like this is a grouphole.
02:16
I copy. 633, it's 71 South, the Sunday Eastbound, shut down that ramp.
02:20
That copy, and we're out from Grant.
02:21
6-4-1-TM-C back here.
02:22
123. 1-23.
02:23
We're back in over here.
02:24
Either way,
02:25
I've got two trucks from MP Dori that says they're out here to do a guardrail repair trying to get out at 70 East and Allen Creek.
02:31
I could send them through.
02:32
6.022 is okay for them to go through and try to fix the guardrail.
02:35
I'm sorry, I was talking to somebody.
02:36
Repeat. 123 has...
02:37
23. I've got two trucks from MP Dory.
02:39
They want to get out of 70 East Allen Creek to start fixing the guardrail.
02:42
I just want to double check make sure it's good to send them through.
02:44
Yes, that's correct.
02:45
You can send them through. Okay, thanks.
02:46
645, 6.5-602.
02:47
I've got 71 to 70 eastbound.
02:50
They've got two other troopers waiting on the hard closure.
02:54
Okay, I copy. Just talk to ODOT.
02:55
There are a crew that's doing the harder just flipping around and gonna come and set that up.
02:58
And once they do that, you can probably clear the troopers and just hold it yourself.
03:01
Copy that.
03:02
First, the Italian 181.
03:03
Go of a battalion 181.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
OSP: Ohio State Patrol
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Location mentioned:
I-70 & I-71, Columbus, OH 43215
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