Traffic hazard with active flares on northbound highway 99, Tulare County CA
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, active flares from a recent vehicle fire are present on northbound Highway 99 near Merrick. Drivers are swerving to avoid the flares, causing near collisions. Responders expect to clear the hazard soon.
Audio|Heard on: CHP Central Division, Fresno & Merced Dispatch Centers
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Transcript:
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911,
00:01
Can I have you start for possible traffic hazard? It's northbound 99 between Goshen and Traver.
00:09
It's possibly near Merrick Drive.
00:18
It's going to be a traffic hazard, northbound 99 at Merrick.
00:22
The reporting party advised that there are active flares in the roadway, possibly from the car fire that responders were posted to.
00:29
Northbound 99 just south of Merrick by three miles.
00:33
We've only had one call in this area.
00:35
The reporting party advised that vehicles are swerving trying to merge due to the flares and causing near collisions.
00:40
I did have a landline call.
00:43
He advised that they should be out pretty soon.
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CA-99, California
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