Semi truck blocks off-ramp on Highway 105 ramps chaos, Mason City IA
TrafficIn Cerro Gordo County evening, a vehicle plunged into a ditch near Highway 105 by Juniper, later causing a semi-truck to block the entire off-ramp at exit 153A. Emergency teams requested a tow company to swiftly clear the obstructing truck to restore traffic flow.
Audio|Source: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Mason City Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Yeah, with a vehicle in the ditch.
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105, just west of Juniper.
00:04
I'll let you know when I get stopped here and get a plate.
00:09
10-4[2]-9-11.
00:14
Secretall, 63.
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5, 1041.
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Seaterfall, 63.
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63.
00:34
There's not a 137A.
00:36
I'm assuming that's probably the 152A that I was at earlier.
00:43
I'll run down to the 137 just to make sure it's not down here.
00:47
And then I'll turn back around and head back up to that.
00:55
10-4[2]-19 and 493 are the 136 on highway 20 I'm going to see if we can clarify that
01:09
confusing I'll run down here anyway you don't need to add me to a C-5 so I'll just check
01:15
seven ten four nine fifteen
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Worth County 12.
01:25
Go ahead.
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106-107, can't you?
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917.
01:38
Keep north all the way to the 190.
01:40
I saw some fresh tracks in the median about the 189, but I did not see any vehicles.
01:46
Did you get any other calls on it?
01:50
I don't believe so.
01:55
10-4[2]. I'll be 10-8[1]-U-L-194 is head in southbound, so I guess if you see something,
02:03
let us know.
02:07
10-4[2]?
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511 they have this on my movement.
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They have this, I move in.
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If you want to go 10-8[1], I'm just going to follow them to the exit since they're going pretty slow.
02:27
Ten-four.
02:32
Three, Peter Fee or both.
02:39
Good.
02:43
So it looks like there might be some traffic stopped on that off-ramp, the 153A on traffic camera.
02:52
The TNC is requesting the area be checked too because it does show a few semis in a vehicle parked.
03:02
I've left here.
03:03
I think a deputy just went 23 out there.
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He said there's a few out there.
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I was detailed down here anyway.
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Trevor.
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City Falls, 194.
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194?
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Both units, 1024, 1028, you feel.
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921.
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City,
03:35
Pauls, Andy, I was just telling you had a truck's out of the ditch.
03:39
It can be removed, then I'm 1024.
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Number.
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Call 63.
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63.
03:53
We need to get a second.
03:54
I know you're busy, but could you call Tony's and just see if they can make that semi-priority? Apparently it's blocking the whole ramp now.
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10-8: In service / available for calls
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10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)
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