Major crash closes US 421 near Whistle Stop

Heard on: Jasper County Sheriff, Indiana State Police Districts 13 & 14

01:29

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Got TV 18 here.

00:02

Can you advise how far they can get?

00:06

They can come up to my car.

00:10

Are you on the north side?

00:13

Stand by. Two three, you okay if they come up to where my car is or you want to keep them back at the county line?

00:25

All lanes are closed at this time and will be closed for an extended period of time.

00:31

I'll be contacting our maintenance unit in Monticello to get traffic control in place.

00:36

And that was on 421 where?

00:39

This is going to be US Highway 421

00:43

just in front of the Whistle Stop restaurant.

00:51

10-4, was there a semi involved?

00:54

Affirmative.

00:59

10-4, 1305,

01:07

we just are asking if there's a point of contact so you can go through.

01:13

State police is going to handle the investigation.

01:16

I'll get one for you.

01:21

They're going to have a parking lot for you.

01:26

They're just advising they're going to have to go through the grass around our vehicle.

7/30/2026 11:15 AM

Traffic

US-421, Monon, IN 47959

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel are managing a major traffic crash involving a semi on US Highway 421 near a restaurant, with all lanes reportedly closed for an extended time, traffic control requested, and media access directed to a designated parking area.