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Heard on: Polk IA Law Dispatch Group Calls · 1/17/2026 12:30 PM
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(number withheld) block of I-235 westbound on a motorist just before the ramp on the bridge.
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A white Ford F 250 ran out of gas in the median on the right shoulder.
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Motorist stranded on I-235 westbound

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As discussed during the dispatch call, a possible stranded driver was reported along the westbound lanes of I-235 near a bridge ramp. The vehicle, described as a white pickup truck, appeared to have run out of gas in the median. Assistance was not immediately available at the time.

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