Traffic collision shuts interstate with semi-truck involved, Elmore County ID
TrafficA traffic collision involving a large semi-truck occurred on Interstate 84 in Idaho. The crash caused gravel and debris to spread on the roadway between mile markers 116 and 121. Authorities requested a heavy wrecker and shut down the highway while diverting traffic to safely clear the scene.
Audio|Source: Mountain Home Police, Elmore County Sheriff & EMS
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Transcript:
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You can show myself in 686, 23, we're flipping around to get on scene.
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Also.
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245
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Elmore 2231 also if you can contact ITD and let them know if they can get a sweeper truck out here we also up gravel on the roadway on the eastbound in the traffic possibly even the westbound
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9-21 and I'm more sheriff.
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Guard.
00:52
We've been working on a few different calls.
00:55
If you can just confirm that the length of semi is about 53 feet,
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we'll work on getting a heavy wrecker on the way.
01:06
Copy out track.
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It is the entire length of the media and it's that helps at all.
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2.46.
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It's 25, 25.
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831 is going to be 53 feet and plus a semi-cab
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502nd E2ndeky 32
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20231. You know more sheriff
02:16
Okay,
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copy to click.
02:25
About that, go ahead.
02:32
Hernandez will be the heavy wrecker for this and he has requested for the interstate to be shut down and traffic to be diverted at the 121 so that they can position the tow.
02:49
I definitely think that's going to be a thing we'll do.
02:52
I appreciate you.
02:58
2.53.
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3139.
03:10
Coming up at the 116, you want me to head that way to divert traffic down to 121.
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If you can handle that for now, I think.
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Copy that.
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I-84, Idaho
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