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Traffic accident blocks road near MD 97 and Roxbury RoadHoward County MD

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MD-97 & Roxbury Mls Rd, Maryland 21738

As discussed during the dispatch call, a traffic accident blocking the road near MD 97 and Roxbury Road was reported. The incident was later reclassified to property damage only. Law enforcement units from Howard and Montgomery counties coordinated the scene and managed the road closure until the road could be opened.

Audio|Heard on: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
01:59
Transcript:
00:00
I'm still blocking traffic on MD 97 and Roxbury Mill Road.
00:04
If possible, you can free up the law enforcement unit to keep this blocked until the road opens.
00:12
That's right.
00:13
We should have three officers on scene.
00:17
Let me go ahead and see if we can get one over to that location.
00:20
Copy that, thank you.
00:21
One Adam 11, I'm clear.
00:24
I'm available and in service for assignment.
00:29
Okay, are you aware of a Montgomery County blocking 97 in Roxbury?
00:37
I don't know.
00:38
There's one on 11.
00:39
I was at Glenwood with the landing zone.
00:41
I'm clear to landing zone.
00:42
Okay, any other Adam unit aware of that?
00:47
Engine 3.1, Howard.
00:49
Engine 3.1.
00:55
We're clear landing zone.
00:57
Available.
00:58
7.7.
01:00
211. I am not aware that Montgomery County is blocking him.
01:04
I know that they were made aware of the situation.
01:07
There was a Montgomery County officer that was here on scene who is not cleared.
01:13
We currently still have a road shut down that will be open shortly.
01:23
Okay, he said he was at 97 and Roxbury.
01:27
He advised he was Montgomery County OpsTech.
01:33
You have one, I'm unaware.
01:36
That one.
01:40
Okay,
01:41
one out of eleven, can you start over that way to make sure you still not sitting there?
01:46
Sure. Just get turned around and I'll head back that way.
01:49
Acknowledgment received; message understood; thank you.
01:55
Can you reclassify this to a property damage accident? I'm going to be tenet handled by acres.

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Location mentioned:
MD-97 & Roxbury Mls Rd, Maryland 21738

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