Disabled FedEx trailer stuck on ripley ramp, Lake Station IN
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a FedEx double trailer loaded with 11,000 pounds broke down on the eastbound Ripley ramp near the split. The driver ran out of fuel, and a heavy wrecker was requested to tow the vehicle.
Audio|Heard on: Jasper County Sheriff, Indiana State Police Districts 13 & 14
Listen to dispatch call
01:59
Transcript:
00:00
This is the 1046 card I just made.
00:02
I need a wrecker heavy.
00:04
Driver's broken down, transmissions out.
00:11
Ripley eastbound the total road ramp, is that correct?
00:15
Affirmatives just from Ripley to eastbound near the split.
00:31
Can you clear me from that?
00:36
Click.
00:41
Three, iron, ten, eight.
00:45
Sure, six.
00:50
Two, a little walkout was notified.
00:52
They're clear to expedite.
00:55
Before, I didn't notice the car regarding weight.
00:57
And you'll probably have to bump that 500 east back there from divisions of the highway.
01:06
TAM4.
01:14
151.
01:17
Can you start a wrecker for this Ford F-150,
01:21
reference,
01:22
possibly.
01:24
Okay, 151. Okay, 151.
01:29
At (number withheld) heavy.
01:38
(number withheld) heavy.
01:40
(number withheld), sorry.
01:44
Wrecker heavy for a FedEx double trailer.
01:48
It's stuck in the ramp lane.
01:51
I believe the driver said he ran out of fuel.
01:53
I'm unsure if the wrecker heavy can provide fuel.
01:57
However,
01:58
he's loaded with 11,000 pounds.
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Location mentioned:
Ripley St, Lake Station, IN
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