Multi-vehicle accident with semi closes I-80 near Grinnell, Grinnell IA
TrafficA traffic accident happened on I-80 near mile markers 186 to 197 close to Grinnell, involving a semi truck and other vehicles. Fire crews put out a fire, and a semi truck is being towed away. Traffic lanes are closed and sand is applied to the road to make it safe. Vehicles are being directed to use the hammer lane and shoulder while cleanup continues.
Audio|Source: Poweshiek County Public Safety
04:14
Transcript:
00:00
Five from 14.
00:01
Go ahead.
00:02
I'm just going past the 197 right now.
00:04
Where do you want me to set up and which line are we pushing them into?
00:07
Pushing them into the Hammer Lane.
00:08
Just get back behind me away so you can start slowing them down because they're all flaming on their brakes as they get close.
00:15
General.
00:16
Seven from four.
00:17
How long until fire is out of the heat?
00:18
Fired out. Fires out there.
00:20
It looks like they just have the tow trying to get a semi out of there.
00:23
All vehicles are off the road right and on the shoulder.
00:26
But the cars are still merging over to the hammer lane.
00:28
Five from seven, five.
00:29
Five. Five from seven.
00:30
I'm going to run two lanes up here for five minutes and then they're going to have to dump some more stands.
00:37
Guys, I need two lanes for five minutes.
00:40
It's going to be a great Honda four-door vehicle on the inscrushing given,
00:44
cutting people off and going in that auto lane in on 80s, bottom for the 149.
00:48
Make you all case, do my stay plate at 4256.
00:51
Then?
00:52
7 from 4. I can get off at the 186.
00:55
What lane do you want them in?
00:57
They want to win the hammer lane.
01:00
10-9[2].
01:02
He said he's going to get planes blocked for about five minutes.
01:05
You guys are cutting out on me.
01:07
Yeah, I was on the under saying one of both lanes open for five minutes.
01:12
I thought he said he wanted him closed county because why would I be driving up there to open both planes?
01:17
Seven from county.
01:18
I've got two lanes open for five minutes and then it's closing again to one lane.
01:22
They've got to jump more sand but I'm back up here.
01:25
I need two lanes for five minutes.
01:26
Two lanes for five minutes and then back down to one in five minutes.
01:31
Two lanes open for now.
01:32
Five from 14, I'm at the back end where traffic's slowing down here.
01:36
10-4[1] just started putting it in reverse and pushed them over to the Hammer Lane.
01:41
Seven, you want me to go to the front?
01:42
Yeah, I'm not looking to the front because I'm going to get this, uh, fium out of here.
01:46
I'm pushing them into both lanes here for five minutes.
01:50
Okay, they're shutting down,
01:52
they need to go over to the Hamer Lane.
01:53
They're getting ready to move this semi-out.
01:55
They have the slow-lane blocks again.
01:57
County 14 is on scene and I'm at the 190 14 is at 190.
02:02
14 is at 190, 1,500.
02:06
3 or 43 I'm at the 186 question 4 with Hammer.
02:12
486. 186. No cars.
02:17
I'll look at this.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Message Received
[2]
10-9: Repeat Message
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