Dump truck spills material blocking traffic on highway ramp, Portage IN
TrafficA tractor trailer with an open-top dump bed spilled material over the highway ramp near Portage, Indiana. The spill blocked traffic and caused debris in the passing lane, preventing vehicles from using the ramp. The truck driver has lacerations on his head and kneecap and is receiving medical treatment. Emergency responders are on scene, and traffic is being rerouted with additional units requested for traffic control.
Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Before we can go on eastbound.
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95. Heavy,
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there's going to be material all over the road.
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It is a tractor trailer with a open top jump bed.
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27.
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Status. 104.
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Clear, 10-4[3].
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County, 188, 10-A.
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188? There's also material covering the other side of the ramp, so traffic that is getting off,
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eastbound,
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265, can't get through the ramp.
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I'm going to wait that there's a semi-foot over, uh, rather close from here on the eastern side.
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Clear, um, 10.23.
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21, 6.
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Still be inside.
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Also, there's a lot of debris in the passing lane, but traffic's getting by eastbound in the driving lane.
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I'll be out of the car.
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21, 6. Lowell, 8812, 1042.
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81812. 812. 216. 216. 216.
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216. The subject's out of the vehicle.
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He does have a laceration to his head, but he's denying Matoch this time.
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104, do you want this correct by your name us?
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4-21-6 request that 1052[2] he's got a pretty bad laceration to his kneecap
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216 for Grinch County is in route
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2145 um 1033 with 217
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go to ops
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You go ahead.
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17333.
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In-row. 1511. 1411.
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You're in portage, that some plate.
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200. 59.79 Central Portage Ace Hardware.
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Reference a theft of a rocked after carpet cleaner.
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Have one wrong. Fortage, 24 traffic stop.
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Likely. We're probably going to have to leave it in the ditch for today.
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It's not on the roadway at all.
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190
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143-shallington-204 201123 201-1-2-3 Your stop, 725 west 350 north
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It was 1050[1] north
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It was 10.53 you want to pass
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Up with 12.
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1050[1],000, can you summon an additional unit for traffic control?
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Two tough. Two tough.
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Just dirt and grass.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
1050: Traffic accident
[2]
1052: Ambulance needed
[3]
10-4: Acknowledgement
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