Debris from truck damages vehicles near Lincoln Hwy, Merrillville IN
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, several vehicles near Lincoln Highway in Merrillville were possibly damaged when debris or pallets fell from a moving truck. Officers responded to assess the situation, remove debris, and complete reports. It appears to involve property damage only, with no confirmed injuries.
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Transcript:
00:00
Near West Lincoln Highway, near West Lincoln Highway, Sheple, Buick,
00:07
GMC. There is a report that a truck dropped pallets on the westbound lanes of 30.
00:17
Yep one.
00:18
Let me roll 402.
00:25
There are several vehicles reporting damage to their vehicles from the pallets.
00:35
Penal 431 Central.
00:36
He can close me out on this call.
00:38
I'll be in right over there as well.
00:40
I'll be taking that crash report.
00:42
Copy.
00:45
431 Central.
00:49
I'm not sure how many cars over there are damaged.
00:51
Do you want it all under one case or separate cases?
00:56
Was the vehicle moving when the pallets flew off and hit the cars, or was the vehicle stopped when they came off?
01:03
That sounds like they were moving.
01:05
Now you could just make it all one case.
01:08
Copy.
01:11
The world two is called on one day.
01:13
Copy.
01:17
431 to 402, if those flew off and didn't hit their vehicle while it was moving—meaning they just ran into the debris—that will be a property damage report.
01:29
That's not going to be a crash.
01:31
That's not going to be a crash.
01:33
Um,
01:35
I don't see any vehicles right now.
01:38
I'm just cleaning up all the debris here on the roadway.
01:43
I'll be there in about a minute.
01:48
I'll leave one of the vehicles pulled over in the vicinity, please.
01:53
Correction, I go to Jennings.
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Location mentioned:
W Lincoln Hwy, Merrillville, IN 46410
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