Oversized vehicle blocks traffic after exit on interstate, Ellis County KS


Police stopped an oversized vehicle that exited at mile 128 on the interstate. The vehicle is blocking and backing up traffic. Officers are checking the permits and talking to the driver. There were previous issues with this vehicle causing traffic delays. The exit remains shut down while the situation is resolved.
Audio|Source: Ellis County KHP Troop D
01:44
Transcript:
00:00
It looks like it took the 128 exit here, so I might stop out with it and check and see what its permits are showing or where they're supposed to be going. Simple.
00:10
339, please.
00:12
339.
00:17
I located that oversized load and they did take the 128 exit.
00:22
They're definitely backing up traffic on the interstate, so I'm going to see if I can speak with him.
00:27
1040-50.
00:33
They're paying 339?
00:37
Go ahead.
00:42
That oversized load is it a basically a big container?
00:47
Yeah, 10-4[1]. Did guys check on that yesterday?
00:54
And we had issues with him at the 157 and 302 had a discussion with him and I called their boss.
01:01
Ten-four, do you happen to know where the permit was showing they need to be going?
01:09
In negative, we were...
01:10
302 was just trying to get them moving because they had traffic backed up in every direction.
01:15
Ten-four is saying this morning there's a group down to like 30 mile an hour.
01:23
10-4[1]. I spoke to somebody by a last name Gunner on the phone and explained the situation solar wasn't acceptable, so I don't know. I need to talk to somebody again.
01:37
10-4[1]. It looks like they're trying to turn north and go into this old gas station up to 128, but we got the exit shut down right now.
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Message received
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I-35, Kansas
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