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Red truck out of gas blocks northbound lane on highway, Tacoma WA

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Reported: 12/9/2025 06:31 AM

WA-161, Washington

A red truck ran out of gas and is blocking the northbound lane near Graham Hill on highway SR 161. Police and towing services have been called to assist. Traffic control is also requested to manage the blocked lane.

Audio|Heard on: Washington State Patrol Dispatch - Dist 1 East / West

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02:17

Transcript:

00:00

Mornington. Morning, 2.

00:02

Morning, 2nd.

00:03

For information, I guess it's a friend's red truck that's out of gas at the north end of Graham Hill.

00:14

(number withheld).

00:19

So my 4-9-29-3-2-9 J-J towing advice 6-3.

00:24

I'm calling on the other service.

00:33

Hold on service once more.

00:38

FISA1. 101-16 address.

00:42

All right.

00:46

All right.

00:50

Driver.

00:51

All right.

00:54

We've got an available unit.

00:55

We can help out this disabled truck.

00:57

It's dead in the middle of the northbound lane.

01:00

It's Boise 09-068, William.

01:07

Verify it's northbound or southbound?

01:11

In the northbound lanes.

01:18

495 devices out with another blocking disabled requesting unit.

01:23

SR 161, Graham Hill.

01:28

184 is around 495.

01:30

492, I'm almost there.

01:32

I have pushbars.

01:34

492 is approaching has pushbars.

01:39

184 for second.

01:41

184 636.

01:47

We're going to come up for the Red Trek, Des Moines, Police Department is out with it.

01:51

And it's going to be blocking until that tow gets here, until against the card row.

01:58

Morning 523.

02:00

No,

02:04

watch the Trolls disabled vehicle north-time on coast 139, right shoulder.

02:09

184 counties now requesting a unit to assist with traffic control at softbri or if I have a DOT unit response.

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