Traffic congestion leads to intersection closure in Washington Township, Brown County IN


There was heavy traffic congestion at the intersection near Hartchers, Snyder, and Highway 46 in Washington Township. Drunk individuals holding alcohol tried to direct traffic, worsening the backup. Traffic reached near maximum capacity, and officials planned to block the intersection to manage the situation.
Audio|Source: Monroe and Brown Counties Public Safety
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Transcript:
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County, I believe that's going to be at Hartchers, Snyder, and 1-46.
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AB 22, county, status.
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Very long. A.B.
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22. Just by doing a name search, I tried point of sale, but I found somebody with a different savers.
00:28
I'm clear. We're getting ready to go tonight from that. I don't think he's ever had any form of ID.
00:35
Okay.
00:44
Clear, units and routes for that just for 43s, the callers advising drunk people holding alcohol beverages are out there trying to direct traffic and causing it to be even more backed up.
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County, I'm clear. I know there's a worker out there redirecting the flow of traffic to the fairgrounds.
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Are you 40? You're going to catch the RO.
01:28
You're going to catch the RO.
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Affirmative.
01:36
I'm clear. I'm clearly about.
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921 is in route as well.
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1921 I'm going on up.
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County 905 and 21 are unseen.
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9.05.
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You got to take care of the traffic, Heather?
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I'm clear.
02:15
We don't know what we're going to do with it, but there's a lot of traffic.
02:20
Well, I think all these people on Snyder wanted to go to Hard Truth, so just let's send them all in.
02:28
He's saying they're almost at max capacity here.
02:33
Okay, well, we'll let him, when he tells you that they can't take any more people, send them off.
02:44
Hey, Benny, how about all these people on Snyder, let's just let them in?
02:54
Attention to National Fire, National Fire responds to Brown County State Park. Brown County State Park is going to be Trailton via the fire tower.
03:04
Trailton near the fire tower. It's going to be for a 375 pounds female that's dehydrated and needs assistance getting off of the trail to a vehicle.
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County, UB 22, signal, 27.
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EV 22.
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3200 block plus 8-road 46, Indiana passenger Tad 966, 966 Charles Mary Zebra on a black Homba Civic.
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EB22. E.B.22.
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902, 905.
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I don't do.
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They're at Max Capacity.
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He's going to get some cones and go ahead and block this intersection off.
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