Tumbleweeds create traffic hazard on Deer Springs Rd, San Diego County CA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, the California Highway Patrol received reports of large numbers of tumbleweeds covering parts of the freeway near Deer Springs Road on Interstate 15. The debris was creating traffic hazards and slowing vehicles, and crews were investigating complaints from drivers about visibility and delays.
Audio|Heard on: W6ZN 145.2800 MHz Palomar Mt. Repeater
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Transcript:
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If you guys don't know if anybody's driving,
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The Highway Patrol, CHP is experiencing a lot of tumbleweeds on the freeway.
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I mean like massive amounts and they're having to investigate complaints and things.
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So it's getting a little sideways out there.
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W6N access.
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Yeah (name withheld), I just went through.
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Deer Springs Road, I-15 southbound, about a half an hour 40 minutes ago.
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And there was hundreds and hundreds crossing the highway.
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Oh my god.
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I can't, I can't imagine.
00:43
All right, you should have gotten a picture.
00:45
I only see that when I go through the deserts, you know?
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And I'm all, that thing's as big as my car or whatever.
00:52
Some of them are huge and you have to slow down on the freeway to 15 miles an hour to dodge them.
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So we'll get your butt up on the hill there.
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Location mentioned:
Deer Springs Rd, California
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