Car out of gas blocks lane on Highway 6

Heard on: Summit and Eagle County Public Safety

01:55

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Highway 6, trying at the light.

00:03

Try to turn to Dillon Valley West.

00:08

And in front of me, the car just stuck, just broke down.

00:14

I don't know how to proceed with it.

00:22

(number withheld) on a blue Honda CRV.

00:31

In front of me, the other car is broke.

00:44

Are you able to get around him?

00:51

Highway. If I go around him, I'm gonna go to the other line.

01:00

Out of gas in the middle of the road.

01:01

A blue (number withheld) Subaru Outback.

01:05

Copy.

01:08

(number withheld).

01:19

I can go around him and go to the other lane.

01:23

What is coming traffic from the other direction?

01:30

The right lane.

01:33

Are they behind him?

01:41

All right, go please go.

01:45

Merge into the right lane, go around him, then merge back into the left lane.

01:52

Sorry, but they have behind him a big line of cars.

8/23/2026 11:26 AM

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US-6 & Dillon Ridge Rd, Dillon, CO 80435

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, a vehicle reportedly ran out of gas and became disabled in the middle of Highway 6 near Dillon Valley West, causing a line of traffic to form as drivers discussed how to safely merge around it.

Car out of gas blocks lane on Highway 6

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