Multi-vehicle collision shuts down I-68 westbound near 20-mile marker, Garrett County MD
TrafficA major multi-vehicle crash occurred on I-68 westbound near the 20-mile marker. The accident caused heavy debris on the road, making it unsafe to drive and requiring the full closure of the interstate. Heavy equipment was needed to remove debris. Emergency services responded to manage traffic and assist any injured persons. The incident caused significant traffic disruption.
Audio|Source: Garrett County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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I'm coming up out of New Germany.
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You said you need traffic shutdown.
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What's going on in the interstate from Chestnut?
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I need the whole entire interstate shutdown left now.
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That's work.
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Company 60, I-668.
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Point marker westbound for traffic control.
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Sorry, you just go out of the road, you can't get it.
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Company 60, I-68, 20-mile marker westbound for traffic control for debris and the roadway at 1956.
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All right me,
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Henry, I'm all putting in heavy equipment out here. We can't even lift this stuff.
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Okay.
01:08
We'll see if you can get okay with a great all when we're spending up to there.
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Uh, we now have a major collision.
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I think the Trial controller missed everybody,
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but we do have a 10-50[1] amp before.
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Canvore.
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Okay, sir.
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That's true.
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561 TOC. Not always too heavy to move, we're going to need a team out here.
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Company 60, company 60 for one, medic one,
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upgrading the calls in on NECC, clearly the 20 mark of a pound.
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205. I'll get the shot part for you. Okay.
02:14
Again, upgrading the call to NBC.
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Medical and want to do it's a call.
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The area of Tesson Ridge Road.
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New 68. Reports of the lady pedestrian walking in the roadway.
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The same lady we got with earlier down 40 with the stroller.
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Walthwell calls one around the road.
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Okay.
02:47
Do you guys have left-down shut down right now?
02:51
Nothing shut down, but I needed to shut down.
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Part of Department's been dispatched. Sample. Okay.
02:59
I'm already Tuesdays like there as well.
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I'm looking at.
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Mark are you at?
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Plan mark there west down.
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I'm probably at the 20.
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I need everything stuck in to chest my bridge coming west.
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Semble.
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T.O.S.M.E.6 if you on top, the notifies are en route.
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That's work. I'll be signed it.
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The sheets are metal or steady.
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We can't get it out of the roadway.
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I'm going to stay on the phone call for trying to slowly drive. We're going to follow the highway.
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We'll call on the highway. We need to have any ways to know.
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Tia, okay,
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sir.
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904, excuse me.
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9704, yep.
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All right, uh, Mark one,
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his take the vehicle, please.
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He left with one,
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and then he's coming back to get the other one.
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Yeah, sir.
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Jim, well, I don't know how many accidents I have it to the coin.
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Also, when it comes back, I'm probably going to have to shut down lane one southbound for it.
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I mean, it is all confined to the westbound side of that connect.
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TLCU, sir.
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It's as far as I can see, I believe it is. You know what, I got farther down the road now.
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Hey, let me know one person I'm seeing and you got a shutdown.
04:42
I'll put it off.
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I'm going to go up to 22 and I'm just going to try to get in front of traffic and slow everyone down.
04:54
Yeah, good luck.
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Do you want me to x for the radio?
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I would like you too.
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90-7-4 hours can be open until the tow driver gets next.
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Okay, it's next, right.
05:14
Tom, number one's gonna try to get somebody up with the Justin horse to shut it down.
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That lane was still shut down.
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I know.
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Oh, you're coming up, though.
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Said, uh,
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the bike lane here.
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Whatever you think is safe.
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K980. I'm at Chestnut Ridge right now.
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I'm shot down the bomb ramp on 58.
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1045 you're right.
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Correct.
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All right, Father, I'm just east of the 22.
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I'm just going to do Serpentie and try to get everyone slowing down. All right, you got the first snart truck coming up the hill towards you now.
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997 all 4 ago.
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All lanes, northbound or open. All lanes, northbound,
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or open?
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See, the street.
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Platform.
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A far do you on me from five, you want me shooting them up, 22.
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Check whatever.
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Be sure, say, that would be great.
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And again, this stuff so heavy, we can't move in.
06:56
I got quite a bit of Travis here. I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it safely.
07:04
All right, I'm going to try to shut everything completely down.
07:09
47, Johnny, I'll go and get with that NRP.
07:12
Officer there, just my bridge, because it gets in my hair.
07:15
Okay.
07:20
The interstown, I'm just going to shut down at 22. I'm just going to get everyone off on the exit.
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10-50: Traffic accident
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