Major traffic accident closes highway westbound, Green Bay WI
TrafficA major traffic accident occurred on highway 172 westbound near Webster Ave in Green Bay. Multiple vehicles were involved, causing a complete closure of the westbound lanes. Emergency responders including fire engines, ambulances, and law enforcement are on scene. Traffic is at a complete standstill and ramps are being shut down and cleared. Rescue teams are responding eastbound from westbound to access the scene.
Audio|Source: Brown County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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343, there's a lot of cars up here. Semis made squads as you can.
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We got to shut down 172 completely.
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172 westbound is completely impassable.
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737775. You're not at the station if you can just head to that call.
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They'll meet you there.
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The operation.
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775 copies.
00:23
I'm just coming past the bar district. I'll meet them out scene.
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Dispatch copies.
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Operations from Region 421.
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We have a lot of witnesses down here. Do you have somewhere for them to go?
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Charles, you know, Charles 3.
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12-9 knowledge.
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Kelly.
00:45
Copy that. We're working on closing down the ramps.
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clearing 172 by routing everybody off the ramp to Webster.
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Rescue is going to respond, going opposite, heading eastbound from the westbound,
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on 172 to get to the scene.
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Law enforcement is going to be on scene first.
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Make sure the suspect's not there, or if he is, take him into custody.
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Try to.
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Try to.
01:15
Staging from 172 command on Pinnop 1.
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70's 10-4. You're shutting down the highway and routing them off at Western.
01:24
1138, Sherry Street. It's some sort of verbal disturbance.
01:27
The caller is highly uncooperative with the call-taker.
01:30
Unknown weapons.
01:32
This is staging door.
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Charge you.
01:39
Crazy. Crazy.
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3A dispatch.
01:44
Command is going to be at Heritage Hill.
01:46
Command is going to be a Heritage Hill.
01:48
Three-Aida has command.
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And it looks like we have two prayer drug calls from this week.
01:58
Staging from 1-2 command.
02:00
What resources do you have in staging? We are up on 172 with a separate incident, and we are going to need ambulances and some engines.
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748 dispatch. You can clear, 762 from the medical.
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Such copies. Command is going to set up at Heritage Hill, 3-8 is in command.
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10-4. Caging copies.
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We have four engines, five... I copy, thank you.
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WPS.
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It's three out of dispatch.
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Engine 441, the other responding units.
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Just for info, westbound traffic is at a complete standstill.
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441 is going to park on the east side and hop across westbound side.
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Engine 441 will be 172 command.
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Near Webster Ave, Green Bay, WI 54301
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