Vehicle smoking and crash in construction zone on interstate, Essex County NJ
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a vehicle was smoking and possibly involved in a crash in the construction zone near exit 1 on I-280 in New Jersey. Emergency medical and fire services responded. Traffic has slowed and the right lane was closed.
Audio|Heard on: Essex County Police, Fire and EMS - West
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03:59
Transcript:
00:00
6.72 from 611.
00:03
God.
00:06
Tommy's down from 1.
00:07
What are you going to need me to do?
00:11
I got the vehicle smoking, just wanted to check it out.
00:14
I have the EMS responding also.
00:16
I don't know if the traffic's moving back there or not if you want to slow it on down.
00:20
We're right in the construction zone.
00:26
Okay.
00:31
Traffic at this time is now.
00:33
I'll slow him down.
00:36
I received.
00:37
I had no other units up here with me.
00:39
It's just me.
00:44
You have a shoulder? Are we going to have to shut down right lane?
00:48
The right lane's going to have to be taken out.
00:56
Hi traffic, K-1 up approaching you.
01:01
Squad is in service.
01:03
Squad 616, you guys in service yet?
01:13
Squad 6162, you're receiving?
01:20
Go again?
01:26
Squad 622, you can respond with caution, you're going to have to go out to exit 1 and then come back up, all right? Just respond with caution.
01:33
There's no one dropping at this time.
01:39
Received, down to exit 1, back up, and respond with caution.
01:48
Okay,
01:51
you'll see my car when you get up here.
01:56
You're right by that blue sign.
01:59
Fire headquarters, you can hold on.
02:16
Fire headquarters, you can hold everything else.
02:19
Just need the squad to respond up here.
02:26
6-73 is in service and on scene as well.
02:32
Even more accurate location for this crash,
02:39
280 is clear,
02:42
east and less mount, front of four or five.
02:58
673, do you have an exact location? Patrol is having a hard time finding location.
03:04
672, they're going to have to go all the way down to exit 1 and then come back around.
03:14
Central is 615 for the FD.
03:17
They say you have to go all the way down to exit 1 to come back around.
03:26
Marie Shee.
03:33
Man, police headquarters, be advised.
03:35
PSE&G is on scene at 12.
03:38
Hello, welcome.
03:55
In front of me also.
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Location mentioned:
I-280, New Jersey
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