Vehicle off road on icy I-295 ramp creates hazard, South Portland ME
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TrafficA vehicle slid off the road about 60 feet into the woods on the icy northbound I-295 ramp to the Turnpike Spur in South Portland, creating a traffic hazard and causing delays. Authorities requested the ramp be closed and salt applied due to icy conditions.
Audio|Heard on: South Portland Police and Fire/EMS Dispatch
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04:45
Transcript:
00:00
I'm out with it.
00:08
I'll give you a bare location.
00:19
And it's going to be 295 northbound getting on to the Turnpike Spur.
00:26
I passed it, I'm going to be looping around.
00:33
10 for.
00:43
I'm 15 if we can pass that off to take place.
00:54
South Portland, 2015, looks like the state police coffin, and they have no trooper around, it's going to be an extensive delay.
01:03
Thank you. Thank you.
01:11
Can you start me a proactive tilt for this? The vehicle is like probably 60 feet off the road into the woods.
01:25
10-4[1]. Is it a white UV by any chance?
01:29
It is. It's down in this ditch.
01:33
I can only see the roofline from the roadway on the ramp.
01:40
10-4[1]. We'll start, though.
01:51
Ben, 215. I'm going to need another unit to shut the ramp down.
01:56
A copy from the V-D.
02:04
Time for...
02:05
Me area.
02:08
Time for two.
02:16
It'll continue until we go here.
02:20
That one.
02:26
The name is 14th Uson.
02:29
Nibund, 47.
02:31
God.
02:33
Available return.
02:35
Turn for...
02:38
Two-fifteen south four.
02:40
Two-fifteen south-fourland.
02:47
Two-15, go ahead.
02:52
This entire ramp is a skating rink heading down into this.
02:58
We want to call over to DOT and have them come out, put some salt down.
03:06
Seth, I'll get him a call.
03:07
Did you play on that vehicle?
03:22
Final injuries.
03:27
I could copy.
03:28
Don't know with Kenny?
03:31
Yep.
03:38
215. I got a correction at the future, wouldn't you?
03:46
Amphal.
03:56
Subpoint 215, do you only continue with Doug?
04:01
Yeah, absolutely.
04:05
And you can just advise them as well, go very slow.
04:08
The tow truck coming in here.
04:10
I slipped out 100 feet.
04:14
That's for advice.
04:28
It's going to be East China Maintown.
04:33
Central. Two-fifteen, just let me know when that next unit gets on Tina Chancellor ramp down.
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I-295, South Portland, ME
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