Disabled vehicle blocks southbound Interstate 5 lane, San Diego CA
TrafficDispatchers and emergency crews discuss a disabled vehicle involved in a collision on southbound Interstate 5 in San Diego. The driver is reported to be okay. Fire and police are coordinating the response, and utility workers are addressing nearby power lines. Responders say the best access is the 1st Avenue on-ramp to southbound Interstate 5.
Audio|Source: San Diego City and Poway Fire
02:13
Transcript:
Metro from engine 21 Can you have PD respond? There's been a traffic collision also on this parking garage with this vehicle engine 21 copy requesting the PID for collision in that garage. Did you need additional units as well? Division. Charlie, go ahead. Division Charlie from IC, FYI. SDG-E, electric side is here. He's repositioning his vehicle. He's going to get after that power line. Sounds like about... Engine 5 from Engine 8. Power 5 from Engine 8. Power 5, sir. Division Charlie, go ahead, (name withheld). Face and face with that the power lines are de-energized. You're just going to cut them and pull them away from the building, but they are energized. I copy, lines are de-energized, going to cut and pull. A firm, break. Medic 8. Medicare, anyone available? Can't be with anyone? Metro, engine 5, 7, echo. Metro, this is a disabled vehicle. The driver is okay. Best access for CHP[1] will be 5 south. Best access would be from first, the first street, first avenue on. ramp to 5 south. For our directions, it puts us past where the vehicle is, so that will be the best location. So just to confirm, 5 south, just south of the 1st Avenue on ramp. Enter 5, copy disabled vehicle, and the driver is okay. Best access, 1st Avenue, on ramp to Southbound 5, and this is just south of the AFirm, break. Medic 81, you can cancel.
Metro from engine 21 Can you have PD respond? There's been a traffic collision also on this parking garage with this vehicle engine 21 copy requesting the PID for collision in that garage. Did you need additional units as well? Division. Charlie, go ahead. Division Charlie from IC, FYI. SDG-E, electric side is here. He's repositioning his vehicle. He's going to get after that power line. Sounds like about... Engine 5 from Engine 8. Power 5 from Engine 8. Power 5, sir. Division Charlie, go ahead, (name withheld). Face and face with that the power lines are de-energized. You're just going to cut them and pull them away from the building, but they are energized. I copy, lines are de-energized, going to cut and pull. A firm, break. Medic 8. Medicare, anyone available? Can't be with anyone? Metro, engine 5, 7, echo. Metro, this is a disabled vehicle. The driver is okay. Best access for CHP[1] will be 5 south. Best access would be from first, the first street, first avenue on. ramp to 5 south. For our directions, it puts us past where the vehicle is, so that will be the best location. So just to confirm, 5 south, just south of the 1st Avenue on ramp. Enter 5, copy disabled vehicle, and the driver is okay. Best access, 1st Avenue, on ramp to Southbound 5, and this is just south of the AFirm, break. Medic 81, you can cancel.
Police codes explained
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[1]
CHP: California Highway Patrol (traffic incident involvement)
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I-5, San Diego, CA
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