Utility Truck Crashes Into Sign on River and Garfield Roads, Traverse City MI

Traffic

Reported: 10/29/2025 04:03 AM

E River Rd & S Garfield Rd, Paradise Township, MI 49696

A white utility truck drove erratically on Garfield and River Roads before crashing into a sign. No injuries were reported. Both northbound and southbound lanes were closed due to the crash.

Audio|Source: Traverse Bay Area Public Safety

02:51

Transcript:

00:00

Got a PDAG Garfield and River White Utility truck versus a sign.

00:04

A couple people are sitting behind it watching it because they don't think they're going to stay. They were all over the road before they hit the sign.

00:11

Copy. We en route.

00:16

Signs for 927. Good morning. I'm in service.

00:19

Here, good morning.

00:20

Central 75-17.

00:22

Did your call or indicate which direction the light was coming from?

00:27

From the east side.

00:30

Clear.

00:34

Central 929.

00:37

929. Good morning. I'm in service.

00:42

Clear.

00:43

Good morning.

00:48

955, did the call or get you at play?

00:52

Negative.

00:59

Central 238. 238.

01:05

Central 949.

01:08

Can you put me on 239's call at the park place?

01:12

Okay.

01:14

949. 949.

01:16

I'll be 107. Have a good day.

01:19

There you too.

01:21

Central 967. 967.

01:28

I just pulled up on a crash on the Carfield River, he sent a car here.

01:36

I get 955 on the way.

01:42

Central 211.

01:45

Go ahead.

01:46

I'm pulling up here.

01:48

Claire.

01:52

Same traffic for Toyo.

01:54

Clare, and I do have Brick Garrett on the way for the Ford.

02:01

It doesn't sound like we needed a tow for the truck. Let me know if that changes.

02:05

967.

02:08

Give me no injuries. It's going to be a van just off the roadway, about 10 feet.

02:16

Kathy, if I had caller said it was all over the road before it went off the road.

02:25

21, you want me to jump on the other side?

02:30

No.

02:36

Central 2-11.

02:43

2.11. Just for advising it, we got a northbound and southbound lane shutdown here.

02:49

Clear, northbound and southbound lane shutdown.

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E River Rd & S Garfield Rd, Paradise Township, MI 49696

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