Icy crashes block I-79 near Department of Highways garage, Monongalia County WV
TrafficMultiple vehicles were involved in crashes and slid off icy I-79 near the Department of Highways garage, causing total traffic blockage and concern for safety.
Audio|Source: Monongalia County Law Enforcement
03:10
Transcript:
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We believe in the area of the DOH garage.
00:03
They're riding the road, they're covered in ice.
00:05
There's two vehicles in the ditch and six vehicles have struck the hillside.
00:09
We've notified DOH about it.
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I'm sorry, get background noise.
00:13
Six vehicles did what?
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Six vehicles have reportedly struck the hillside.
00:20
Star 13's poison.
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The receipt.
00:28
Mecca 137. 137.
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I'm in the area, I'm attempting to get up to that vehicle.
00:41
Copy in the area 0603, go ahead.
00:47
If you can't let DO8 know to come to this location.
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Matt Sheave, I'll make note.
00:55
Mecca 140.
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140.
01:05
Mountain near has position of that vehicle, it's out of the roadway.
01:08
Do you have anything pending on 79?
01:11
I don't believe so at this time I'll show you in service.
01:16
Receive, thank you, break 145.
01:20
Good.
01:21
You need any help over there?
01:28
Take away if you want to stop by,
01:30
probably stop traffic for one of the Togues here.
01:33
10,4.
01:39
NECA, 205, tell me out of you.
01:43
205-1-2-0-60-4.
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Michael 1.35.
01:48
Go ahead.
01:50
Go ahead. Go ahead.
02:00
Jason.
02:02
Tractor trailers,
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not jackdives anymore, right?
02:06
Go ahead.
02:11
Tate is going to be needed.
02:13
Traffic is going to be at a standstill due to it being an ice skating rink up here.
02:19
We're going to be located in front of 4036, Vermont.
02:24
Copy the ice-cicle rinket 40-36.
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10-4[1].
02:32
The track trailer is back in the middle of the roadway.
02:36
It's just sliding everywhere.
02:38
Unable to move traffic stops both directions.
02:41
That's received.
02:47
Backable 45.
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Go ahead.
02:55
The southbound lane closed right after 148.
03:02
That's copy Southbound lanes closed after the 148, 16.
03:09
Correction 613.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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I-79, West Virginia
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