Pickup truck breaks down blocking westbound bridge traffic, Massac County IL
TrafficA pickup truck broke down in the westbound lane of the I-24 bridge in Illinois, blocking traffic. Several people, including a construction worker, are pushing and using a strap to move the vehicle off the bridge. The issue may be mechanical or related to fuel, but the gas gauge shows full. Traffic was being held until the vehicle was moved to clear the obstruction.
Audio|Source: Southern IL and Western KY Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Yes, Bives, I-24 Westbound on the bridge,
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have a pickup truck that is broke down, and over the westbound lane, stopping all traffic.
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Therefore, En route.
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The semi-driver is the caller, he said that the vehicle is the middle of the bridge and that there are some subjects out of the vehicle and they're pushing it forward.
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Westbound, do you want me to start from CW?
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C&W. C&W is around.
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10-4[1]. We're coming up on the interstate now.
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10-4[1].
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There's a couple of headlights coming down the westbound lane.
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10-4[1].
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16, that's going to be the construction worker, you're leaving.
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See, now I'm going to get back a hold of the semi-driver.
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It looks like it's just a construction worker's headed out.
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It is still stopped.
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We're coming up 23 with it.
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From 16, this worker right here, he's got a strap.
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He can unhook as well as real fast.
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He's going to back up there.
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See if he's going to do is pull it off there.
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Tell them.
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Back out that way you can get in here and we'll follow them down.
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16 I advise the driver they said they're good with that.
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Four, he's gonna come out, he's grabbing a strap now, he's gonna back down there.
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Maybe go ahead and still send CNW this way.
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They're not sure if they're having actual truck problems a little bit raining a gas.
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But they've had the gas gauge still full full, so they're not short.
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Cancelor. Don't let them come because I know they'll be in a bad spot right off the bridge.
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I've tried to stop him but he's still coming back to you.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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I-24, Illinois
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