Jackknifed semi-truck causes fuel leak on I-70 eastbound, Wheat Ridge CO
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a semi-truck jackknifed on I-70 eastbound near mile marker 258. The truck's fuel tank was ruptured, causing a fuel leak. Authorities closed lanes and diverted traffic to highway 40 for safety.
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03:16
Transcript:
00:00
Sir, I got an accident unknown.
00:02
It's going to be I-70 eastbound near mile marker 258.
00:04
I have reports of a semi-truck that jackknifed.
00:11
Great, 1040, I just cleared the office.
00:13
I'll check it out.
00:14
Copy, thank you.
00:19
The 76. All right, I know there are some tow companies out on I-70 here.
00:26
Can you see if any are in the area?
00:30
Do you know what tow companies are out here? I just took over.
00:36
Go ahead. Could be Mount Recovery.
00:39
Um,
00:40
see if they're in the area.
00:42
Copy 1615.
00:46
Denver, S-96.
00:49
S-96. S-96.
00:52
I will be updated.
00:53
Have a good night.
00:55
How good night, 1615.
00:59
Ginger, wireless I-28.
01:02
Wireless, I-28.
01:03
Wildlife, 8.
01:05
Follow me out to you as well.
01:06
Thanks for help.
01:07
Have a good night.
01:08
Have a good night.
01:09
Have a good night. City,
01:14
Jesse. City.
01:16
Number one in two lanes,
01:19
uh, block break.
01:21
City.
01:26
We're at them 2, 1075.
01:32
6 in Indiana Colorado Robert Mary Ocean 530 on a blue sugar.
01:42
Just got a hold of mountain recovery.
01:44
It looks like they have the heavy that's getting on C470 on to I-70.
01:48
They're going to head that way.
01:50
Should be there in about 10 minutes, they said.
01:54
All right, I just got information from C-DOT.
01:56
It's a jackknife with a ruptured saddle tank.
02:01
I'm turning around a lookout mountain now.
02:03
I'll give you an update when I get there.
02:05
We might have to divert I-70 on highway 40.
02:07
I'll let you know.
02:09
I copy 1621.
02:11
Okay,
02:13
boy, at 15. Can you copy a plate?
02:15
Okay,
02:17
Adam 15, go ahead.
02:19
All right, it's a fleet plate out of Colorado, (number withheld), (number withheld), at the black Tia Sportage.
02:43
We're just blacking color.
02:45
Yeah,
02:50
I could use another car.
02:53
There one out of five.
02:54
I copy. You can attach 24 myself.
02:56
We'll be en route to shut things down at mile markers 254 or 256 and divert them on highway 40.
03:08
Now you close that out and then further follow-up, uh,
03:12
town 24 myself will be announced Health 76.
03:15
Copy, 1622.
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Kipling, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
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