Disabled vehicle on interstate receiving assistance, Cedar Rapids IA
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TrafficA vehicle disabled on northbound interstate near exit 17 received assistance from a white Dodge pickup. An officer controlled traffic until a tow truck arrived.
Audio|Heard on: Linn County/Cedar Rapids Streets Dept (Snowplows)
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00:59
Transcript:
00:00
380 northbound at exit 17.
00:03
Got a white Dodge pickup.
00:07
Looks like he's putting gas in for somebody in front of him.
00:10
I'm going to sit here and provide traffic control.
00:13
I'll get you a 28 here in a minute.
00:16
Acknowledgment (Message received / OK).
00:21
There's no place.
00:27
Go ahead.
00:29
It's going to be a move Pontiac.
00:36
Plates are going to be (number withheld).
00:39
They're thinking a fuel pump one else.
00:42
You put some gas in it and it's not firing up.
00:46
They're calling for a tow truck.
00:50
Acknowledgment (Message received / OK).
00:52
I'll sit behind him until the tow truck arrives since they're right on the exit ramp.
00:57
People then took it through.
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Location mentioned:
I-380, Cedar Rapids, IA
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