Traffic crash with fuel leak on eastbound I-80 near Grand St, Porter County IN
TrafficA traffic crash occurred on eastbound I-80 near the 8.5 mile marker, about half a mile before Grand Street. After the crash, a blue-gray Lexus sedan fled northbound on Grand Street. The victim vehicle, possibly a pickup or passenger car, stopped on the left shoulder is leaking fuel from the gas tank due to metal debris. Fire and safety teams are responding to the uncontained fuel spill near Eastbound Hill Road. Police are on the scene.
Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
02:48
Transcript:
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In the area, we possibly had a crash.
00:02
I have not spoken to anyone involved.
00:04
The crash location is I.D.
00:05
Eastbound, about the 8.5, Ida, eastbound about the 8.5, half mile before Grand Street.
00:09
Caller saw a blue-gray Lexus sedan flee northbound on Grand Street, no longer as a visual of it.
00:15
The victim vehicle is possibly still on high 80, half mile before the Grand Street.
00:20
Actually, he couldn't give me a description of the victim vehicle.
00:22
Do you suffice it was a pickup truck or passenger car pulled over to the left shoulder?
00:25
Thurton wants to stay clear.
00:26
Don't worry, I do not have PMSMRO[6].
00:28
White escalate versus Redford Focus.
00:30
Senator Ford, Burlington Beach Campbell.
00:32
I've complained than that. Go road, tunnel, huh? Total of us. We're moving that 1050[2] to the, uh, they're moving to the Shell station.
00:49
Township Fire, 1911[4], 1931[5], 1912, and Porter County has met. Priority 1[3]. Fuel spill or odor. Uncontained. At near Eastbound Hill Road. Time out 1626.
01:12
So the drivers add in some straps, additional straps, and a small tarp to try to help get it secure. I'm getting flipped around now to see if those, any of those. They're like foot and a half metal brackets. They could possibly cause a flat. I'm just going to go back through, make sure none is still in the rowway.
01:39
Standing by, in my last part of his load, the metal hit his vehicle. He's now leaking fluid from the gas tank. Also, by the thing, ISPs already on scene. 1901[1] square.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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1901: Fire/Rescue or Law Enforcement Unit
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1050: Traffic Accident
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Priority 1: High-urgency call
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1911: Fire/Rescue Unit
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1931: Fire/Rescue Unit
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PMSMRO: Possible garbled or ASR error, ignore
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I-80, Indiana
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