Truck slides into ditch on I-490 west, Monroe County NY
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, a driver’s truck went off the road into a ditch near the I-490 west exit 8 where Route 531 splits. The vehicle was not blocking traffic and there was no immediate hazard. The driver had difficulty communicating due to a language barrier. A tow truck was en route and a police officer was dispatched to assist.
Audio|Heard on: Monroe NY Public Works Group Calls
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01:50
Transcript:
00:00
Four hundred and three yards up.
00:02
Yeah, 403.
00:03
Request in 15.
00:04
Five hundred and thirty-two plus.
00:06
Four hundred and four yards up.
00:09
He's in the ditch for sure.
00:11
Right there where Route 531 splits from 490 west exit 8.
00:20
I am in the gore.
00:22
He's not blocking, so I'm going to see what he's got going on.
00:27
If he's got a tow or somebody to come and yank him out of there,
00:32
then I'll take off.
00:33
He's not blocking or anything.
00:36
There is no dangerous condition.
00:39
All right, copy that.
00:40
Yeah, I guess so.
00:41
There is a note saying that the guy does have a tow on the way, so 404.
00:49
Our talk again.
00:51
Yeah, I might need an officer to respond to this.
00:56
The individual does not speak English.
00:59
It's his language.
01:03
He's talking into his phone and asking me to pull him out, but I can't speak back to him in his language.
01:12
So he's misunderstanding and getting upset.
01:15
So he's just frustrated that the truck is in the ditch.
01:20
Copy that. Yeah, it sounds like (language withheld).
01:23
Yes, that's my correction and sorry.
01:26
Do you have a?
01:28
Is there any way you could translate and tell them that a police officer is on the way because they do have one dispatched?
01:36
10-4.
01:38
Yep, yeah, so there's a police officer dispatched.
01:41
I can't obviously, I can't tell you how long he's going to be there, but just let them know that a police officer should be there soon.
01:46
So obviously.
01:47
You know, you can't pull his truck out.
01:50
So.
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Location mentioned:
I-490, New York
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