Highway 97 crash halts traffic near 61st street, Deschutes County OR
TrafficTraffic on Highway 97 was blocked in both directions near 61st Street after a crash, raising concerns about travel disruption and safety.
Audio|Source: Deschutes County Police Dispatch
02:29
Transcript:
00:00
Copy. I'll take one person just north.
00:03
On the northbound side, to give us room, we're blocking both sides of the highway for an extended time.
00:11
Copy, 43, I'll take northbound.
00:25
North-Indraudson planning vehicle northbound highway 97 from Apple 126 orange-rand pickup speeding, forwarding dispatch clear 17303-3 43-48 I'm about five minutes out, let me know where I can help or get paper for traffic steam curve.
00:45
Copy. You'll see my car.
00:48
I'm just north of 61st.
00:50
If you want to go south of the accident northbound and shut it down completely.
00:58
48 from 43,
01:01
the Lange I'll ask, 40 is going to do that and just park next to my car.
01:07
Come here.
01:13
40 from 43 let me take through first.
01:20
40 from 43 just park next to this Durango.
01:23
Some people don't try to snake through.
01:34
This one.
01:37
All northbound traffic walk.
01:41
1740. Special 48, can you contact ODOT to put info on their boards north and south of the crash for info?
01:54
Okay.
01:58
Dispatch 31 have both plates on our side.
02:03
Upper.
02:08
That's self-train one.
02:10
Southway one.
02:13
After you get it?
02:15
1741.
02:20
30 from 43, will you shut down in 60 first south now?
02:27
I would say that sergeant, pal.
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US-97, Oregon
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