Multiple semi-truck pileup on state route 142, Eldorado IL
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Several semi-trucks collided and caused traffic confusion near State Route 142 and Raleigh Road in Eldorado, Illinois.
Audio|Heard on: Washington County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, Mt. Vernon Fire Dispatch
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00:40
Transcript:
00:00
Gosh, got a semi-pile up out here on Illinois Route 142, and Raleigh Road, because I don't know, everybody's impatient.
00:17
Truck trying to make a turn and another truck said that the stop sign and he's seen the other guy's stop button on so he went and the guy's still trying to turn and now another semi turning.
00:30
Oh my gosh.
00:34
Where is the police when you need him? Like that guy doesn't have a stop sign but he had to stop for two semis.
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Location mentioned:
State Rte 142 & Raleigh Rd, Eldorado, IL 62930
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