Tractor trailer stuck at upper entrance to The Settings, Black Mountain NC
TrafficA tractor trailer became stuck at the upper entrance to The Settings parkway, blocking the road and causing traffic to be turned around. Police and fire marshal are on site. The truck driver had difficulty getting through, which has caused traffic delays and detours in the area.
Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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There's a truck hung up over here at the upper entrance to the settings.
00:06
That's good. I'm going to salute I had to cancel yesterday.
00:14
I'm going to turn around, go back around, go through Old Fort.
00:20
Now maybe one day motor care will do their job. There's a reason there's so many trucks trying to cut through in the last week.
00:31
Well, all that construction out there at 26, they don't want to go around. They want to cut through this shortcut.
00:40
Yeah, they have no idea how long they're going to sit at 64 in Backcase.
00:49
Yeah, and this one's they're real good.
00:52
He's going to be a while.
00:58
Black Mountain or anybody there with him?
01:02
Black Mountain Police, Highway Patrol, and Black Mountain's Fire Marshal.
01:10
He got stuck trying to get to work like he did yesterday.
01:14
Is he?
01:21
No,
01:22
if you're near him, I said he might need to come in earlier.
01:28
I'd done turned around and started on the detour.
01:31
Me and Aidan's headed for a scenic ride.
01:37
Hey, Darren, if you're on here kind of keeping air up, that means camera's not going to be in at eight.
01:46
Stay on Broad River, Brent.
01:50
Mike, keeping an air out, camera's not going to be in at eight.
01:53
Like he'd playing, there's a tractor trailer hung up on Black Mountainside. It's going to be a while.
02:01
All right, ten-fourth. I'm on top of the mountain is Schumont, so I'll be a while up here.
02:10
Hey Darren, if we get a medical call the next couple or three hours, you better make sure they send them from Fairview.
02:20
Alright, ten-four, what's blocked, Burdle?
02:25
There's a tractor and trailer hung up right here at the upper entrance to the settings, and he's tried real hard to get around there, and he's put it in there real good.
02:35
Oh,
02:37
well, that's lovely.
02:43
Hey, Brent, you might want to call comms and help Garron Creek come up here at Chaston Hill and just turn people around because that's what's going on.
02:55
I'll check with them in a second.
03:00
pronounce one or no.
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Go ahead.
03:06
We're passing the house with all the ghosts in the trees on the house.
03:10
Is Tanner or Adam up there at Blueberry with you?
03:15
Tanner should be passed it and there's another guy in front of him. I'm not sure where Adam is. We just passed 190.
03:23
Good copy. We've got some walkers.
03:29
We turned another one around yesterday morning Joe Yourcheck did by the exact same time. Luckily Joe caught him coming across the divide and turned him around.
03:43
This one's a prime and he's rammed it inside that curve till the trailer's down on his tires and he's about to pick a wheel up on the upper side. He's done it upright.
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Location mentioned:
The Settings Pkwy, Black Mountain, NC 28711
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