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Multi-vehicle crash on westbound I-88 near mile marker 16.5Sterling IL

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I-88, Illinois

A multi-vehicle crash occurred on westbound I-88 near mile marker 16.5 involving a semi-truck, a black GMC Yukon, and a white Nissan Altima. The crash caused partial road blockage and emergency services including police and ambulance responded to the scene.

Audio|Source: Illinois State Police Districts 1, 7, and 16
03:37
Transcript:
00:00
westbound at the looks like 16 and a half on the right shoulder and any westbound 16 and a half on the right shoulder I didn't see it in thousand in front of it so any other units coming can get stopped behind it I'm going to be all with the drivers
00:26
Sterling, 166,
00:29
I might be on a secondary crash because I've got, looks like, Rockford PD,
00:33
and ambulance,
00:36
probably about a quarter mile ahead of me.
00:43
160, 166, 172.
00:45
Go ahead.
00:58
Currently in the westbound traffic, if this is the one that they called out, it is westbound.
01:10
On I-88 close to milepost 17, I have lunchhouse 2.
01:15
It's the on-ramp that shows road closed on your mock.
01:23
You needing any other units up there?
01:31
Negative right now, I think we've got multiple rock repeatedly and full-way in the area helping with traffic control.
01:38
Unless we hear that this is a secondary crash, I think you can stay down there.
01:43
10-4[1].
01:51
F rank R. Robert 5566.
01:58
Two and three are down.
02:04
They're not shaking too secure.
02:11
Just, uh,
02:12
one mess.
02:16
Ten four.
02:23
Do you have another sedan down there that was hit as well?
02:31
Negative right now all I can see is the truck tractor and semi-trailer and the black GMC Yukon. Get to know this.
02:47
Ten for the Yukon has a dash cam they're trying to pull now.
03:02
Looks to me when I get my button rear-ended by the semi-pushed into the other vehicle.
03:12
10-4[1]. That looks... Yeah.
03:21
That sounds like Unit 3 can 28.
03:28
It's going to be on a white Nissan Ultima, White Nissan Altima, (name withheld), (number withheld). (name withheld), (number withheld).
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative

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I-88, Illinois

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