Disabled vehicle blocking road on US-51 in Merrill, Merrill WI
TrafficA vehicle broke down on US-51 in Merrill and blocked the road. The driver called for a ride, and police arranged to remove the vehicle since it could not be pushed due to a locked steering column. A tow service was requested to clear the disabled vehicle.
Audio|Source: Merrill Police and Fire Dispatch
02:13
Transcript:
00:00
I was able to reach the RO of the vehicle. It was her son that was driving.
00:04
He just called for a ride and got him to bring him home. I told her this vehicle needs to be moved or removed immediately.
00:12
She has no way of getting out here or her son getting out here.
00:15
I was wondering if a Merrill unit could swing by near 8th Street and pick either one up and bring the keys out here so we can push it off to the side of the road.
00:35
165 from Sheriff.
00:38
I copy 129 Direct.
00:43
Stand by here, a sec.
00:47
165-170. Click for what’s 100?
00:51
Are you going to be tied up with this for a while? I don't want to carton something around for the county of both you and 6-9 are both tied up.
01:00
Again, I just issued a rabies form, and I was going to rip a citation.
01:04
I could do the rabies form and do the citation later.
01:08
As far as you're available to break, if something comes in, I will take care of the requests in the county.
01:14
I just don't want to have us all tied up.
01:17
I can break away if there is something that urgent.
01:21
Denver.
01:23
Only you want to 6.5, a scam assigned already. I'll be off that address, pick these keys up.
01:30
10 for, thank you.
01:39
I'm coming from sheriff. Did you copy that?
01:43
Time for I did. Thank you.
01:46
Lay, 165.
01:53
165. I got the key fob from them.
01:56
They spoke with Junior, and he viz that the steering column was all locked up, and they weren't able to push it.
02:03
I explained that it needs to get told then.
02:06
They're requesting that we make contact with lightning and have them respond to remove the vehicle.
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US-51, Merrill, WI
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