Tow truck repeatedly brakes and stops on US-33 causing backup, Kimmell IN
TrafficA white tow truck loaded with heavy vehicles was repeatedly braking hard while driving southbound on US-33 near Kimmell Bridge. The truck slowed traffic by going around 35 miles per hour and stopped in the middle of the road, using hazard lights and signaling to other vehicles. This caused a traffic backup extending about a mile behind the truck.
Audio|Source: Noble County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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County and Tumver driving complaint, they're southbound on U.S.
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33 from the Kimmell Bridge, just passing 200 north.
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C.P. Advice a Forteat, tan of color, with the 1028 of 378 Ocean, Tom,
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John.
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Keeps locking up his brakes and continuing 35 miles per hour down 33.
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C.P. advise that he is in a white tow truck in his hat check and is fully loaded with heavy vehicles. He's had to slam on his brakes numerous times from hitting the C.P.
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Check the suspect vehicle.
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Yes, ma'am. You mark Tanker 94 and Tanger 95 back at base.
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Base 90.
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All kinds of places where outside be down there, but a lot of traffic up there is very.
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23. Out of position.
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This 714.
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This batch 413.
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413.
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413. I show 416 and myself out.
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Welcome to property. We're going to be south of State Route 18 between 400 east and 500 east. Grant County.
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413.
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This batch X18, 641.
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Exactly.
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County and surpassing 50,000.
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He advised the CP check, the vehicle went back up to 55, however.
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He's now slamming on his brakes again, back down to 35 miles per hour and just turn his hazards on.
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23 is clear.
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33 and State Road 5.
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23, he's currently stopped in the middle of the road.
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Disfetch X-Eye, 1041?
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Back-5.
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Dispatch X-Eleven 1041? Dispatch X11, 1041.
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23, correction on just passing 50 South. They should be just coming up to 50 South.
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He advised the male subject stopped in the middle of the road and is flagging everyone around him. My CP advisor is about a mile worth of traffic trying to pass him now.
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US-33, Kimmell, IN
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