Tree blocks Highway 69 South; hit by 18-wheeler, Village Mills TX


A tree is blocking Highway 69 South near Village Mills. An 18-wheeler struck the tree, scattering debris mostly into the turning lane.
Audio|Source: Hardin County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Be advised that 69 southbound,
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Baring Village Mills just passed.
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Well, Field Loop Road, there's going to be a tree that's blocking the entire highway.
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I do have TxDOT en route.
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1213, will you run up there, take a look at that?
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164, I was just about to get on the radio.
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27, what was the, for 23, what was the last direction of travel?
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I lost him at Hays in Mormon Church.
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Don't know which way he turned.
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We have a white pickup truck.
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It's going to be a white Chevrolet.
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Covey frontlight.
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Hang on.
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Also we'll have a crooked front license plate.
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We'll have a crooked front license plate.
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In County 19.
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Go ahead.
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I have another caller on the line.
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They're advising that an 18-wheeler just hit that tree.
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It did take out a lot of the tree out of the roadway.
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Most of it's going to be in the turning lane now.
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US-69, Texas
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