Dirt on OH-44 southbound near I-90 causes slippery road, Lake County OH

Traffic

Reported: 11/4/2025 02:35 PM

OH-44, Ohio

A traffic hazard was reported on OH-44 southbound near I-90 due to dirt and gravel on the roadway, causing slippery conditions. Gravel was observed in the left turn lane to access I-90 East, creating dust but not deemed hazardous at the time of inspection.

Audio|Source: Lake County Police & Fire

02:50

Transcript:

00:00

SR 44 southbound at I-90 for dirt in the road?

00:09

Yeah, you said there is a lot of dirt in the road and it's causing slippery conditions.

00:16

Maybe OSB is closed?

00:23

Check. Three minutes.

00:24

Good.

00:26

Joe. Joe.

00:31

Go ahead.

00:34

Do you have the place set or no?

00:40

Negative. All right, place for the one vehicle is King Frank Sam (number withheld).

00:47

Passage there is going to be Robert Henry (number withheld). I'll get your driver here in a second.

00:56

Driver of that vehicle, Robert, Robert, (number withheld).

01:01

At fault vehicle,

01:04

John William Lincoln (number withheld), driven by Robert, Robert,

01:10

01:12

correction,

01:13

Robert Sam (number withheld).

01:20

Willow, Pee, open, 3.

01:26

David 7 May 10-5[2] 10-4[1]

01:34

David 33 strange

01:40

174

01:41

AR-25-189

01:48

I don't sound bass. All right, en route to Lake West.

01:53

Starting mileage, it's 16-334, 16-3-3-3-4.

02:03

Okay.

02:05

499. 499.

02:10

Section 449.

02:12

All right, Rubin.

02:16

If you can check,

02:19

44 southbound near I-90, supposedly there is a large amount of dirt in the roadway causing a hazard.

02:31

Okay.

02:32

449.

02:38

There's some gravel in the left turn lane to get on the 90 East down there. It's kicking up some dust, but I don't see it causing a hazard.

02:45

I've been through there about five times today.

02:48

Okay, four-seven revenue to go get on that.

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgement; message received or understood.

[2]

10-5: Relay (message/information)

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