Car Disabled by Flooding Blocks Grove St in Jersey City, Jersey City NJ
Road ClosureA vehicle became disabled due to flooding under a bridge on Grove Street in Jersey City. Barricades were set up to manage traffic, but the water is receding. Authorities are working to clear the area and reopen streets as conditions improve. Some sewer drains are clogged with debris, slowing drainage.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
06:23
Transcript:
00:00
We're still off on Grand and Barber. They're just working out details for Payton that's so truck they drop the car.
00:06
It seems to be drivable.
00:08
We see that.
00:10
All right, Lieutenant, have the EO tester open up Merseilles and his partner as well.
00:17
He's going to stand by to the impound.
00:19
I'm going to have this blocked off from Mercelli's down to Grant so at least people can go up to the Turnpike and we can alleviate some traffic.
00:36
Three.
00:38
The call is the EDT.
00:40
We check the electrician on the vehicle.
00:42
She can't provide no type of driver's license. Um,
00:45
she refused any type of medical attention or any other assistance to file.
00:51
To receive, one you can disregard.
00:53
And you got any of us.
00:56
Want to receive, thank you.
01:00
Gene, I'm okay.
01:02
Lisa.
01:04
You put it on a personal please. Thank you.
01:09
Thank you.
01:12
Hello.
01:14
Before we've got a quick person on.
01:21
Thank you.
01:23
Thank you for excellent job.
01:35
No one's four.
01:38
You want to four? All right, they were heading southbound on Tunnel Ede.
01:44
They're between York and Broadway in the southbound lane. I pulled over to the side and they have their has a phone.
01:54
Sorry, it's not on. Okay, but see.
01:57
That's not a problem.
01:58
So the NBA[1], they were heading southbound on tunnelie towards Broadway. They're between Broadway and Norik. They're pulled over to the side and they have the hazards on.
02:13
I'll watch on you.
02:20
Thank you. Just, uh, have a unit to respond to that post wall and cover that while.
02:25
That unit goes on it personally.
02:30
Let's go. Can you head over cover post four.
02:37
The west side, just make sure all the units all the posts are covered when they relieve from heels or persons.
02:48
No problem with you.
02:54
The end pounds, we've got toes all up sitting right now, so it's kind of faithful to. Thank you. Thank you.
03:09
You can put something in the area.
03:10
You want to just try to pull back and that I'm showing right now.
03:14
See?
03:25
No problem. A&L just picked up the impound.
03:32
No problem. No problem.
03:41
and through a car 500 um believe i have a unit there stand by
03:52
he's lieutenant to car 500 the last time i was there grown street was here
04:01
Uh, 500, it still looks like it's flooded under the bridge and a couple of cars will still look like it under there.
04:13
All right, uh, Lieutenant, can you send our Unipack over there?
04:17
From where I was on 14th Street, the, uh, that was cleared in the, uh, talk trucks were off.
04:27
Received that, so it was going to be Grover 14.
04:32
I would think maybe try 15th.
04:36
Got it.
04:39
And five were available.
04:41
Five head that way, 15th and Grove.
04:45
Copy.
04:47
MCD T. MCD T.
04:52
Yes.
04:56
Hey, can you get an event number?
05:00
The owner of a vehicle stated that vehicle became disabled.
05:03
He put a flooding and who worked the contact insurance.
05:06
They just need some documents.
05:10
The 219271, 219271, 219271.
05:17
Tires, thank you.
05:23
And Lieutenant Merseilles is fully open.
05:28
And Lieutenant,
05:29
I don't know if DPW is out there, but some of the spots is just the sewer grades that are clogged with debris. That's why it's not going down.
05:47
Are we good to take these two reports in for right now?
05:56
All units in the city, this is all units in the city, during your tour, if you come across areas that have barricades up through the flooding and you see that the water is no longer there, can you please move the barricades to the side and open the streets back up? Once again, as any units throughout your tour, if you come across barricades, block off locations where it was flooded, and it's no longer flooded, move the barricades to the side and just let dispatch know, so OEM has a...
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NBA: Motor Vehicle Accident
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