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. 03/28/03 FRI 12:42 FAX 612 i84 0082 CIRCLE PI~~S-LEX PD Narrative 1 Continuation: Page 1 ~~~ cv CIT'1 BJ-LL @OOJ ..... =INDING MYSELF NOW ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE WATER TOWER. I THEN PULLED TO THE NORTH END OF THE 'TH AND ASSESSED iHE POSS1BlLiiY OF PULLlNG ONTO THE GRASS TO TURN AROUND. I BELIEVED THIS WOULD SUl., T IN TIRE: TRACKS IN THE GRASS AND I DECIDED TO AGA.fN ATTEMPT TO REVERSE SOUTHBOUND OUT OF THE -ARK. THE RESULT WAS 'THi:: SAME, AND UPON REACHING THE AREA OF THE WATER TOWER MY PATROL VEHICLE 3LlD OFF THE PATH TO THE WEST A.ND CAME VERY CLOSE TO THE SUPPORT LEGS OF THE WATER TOWER. . \...T THIS TIME !TWAS OBVIOUS THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BACK DOWN THE P,A.TH AND WOULD HAVE TO PIJLL )NTO THE GRASS TO TURN ,A.ROUND AND DRIVE FORWARD PAST THE TROUBLE SPOT, 1 THEN PULLED ON'fO THE ';Ri.\.SS AND STOPPED TO REVERSE AND PULL FORWARD IN A SOIJTHBOUND DIRECTION. WHEN 1 STOPPED THE IEHICLE TIRES SUNK INTO THE SOFT GRASS AND MUD.l WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE PATROL VEHICLE QUi" OF THE ~RASS, 1 CONTACTED CHIEF HECKMAN AND INFORMED HIM I WAS STUCK IN MCBRIDE PARK AND WOULD REQUIRE I. TOW TRUCK TO GET OUT. J THEN ORDERED A A.UTO-MEDICS TOW FROM DISPATCH. ~UTO.MEDICS 'TOW ARRIVED AND I INFORMED THE JOW TRUCK DRIVER WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND POINTED OUT rHE SPOT WHERE I COULD NOT GET MY VEHICLE PAST WITHOUT IT SLIDING OFF THE PATH. THE TOW DRIVER I..SSESSED THE SITUATION AND INFORMED ME THAT HIS TOW TRUCK 1S A 4-WEEL DRIVE WITH DUEL TIRES IN THE ~EAR AND WOULD BE ABLE TO EASILY t3ACK TO MY PATROL VEHICLE AND PULL IT OUT. THE TOW DRIVE DID TELL tilE iHAT HE PUT HIS TRUCK IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE JUST TO BE SAFE. rHE TOW DRIVER THEN BACKED NORTH ON THE PATH AND WINCED MY P.A.TROL VEHICLE BACK ONTO THE PAveD ~ATH. 'THE TOW DRNER ADVISED THAT HE WOULD TOW MYV~HICLE ALL THE WAY TO THE STREET SO I WOULD ~OT REPEAT THE SAME PROBLEM THA"i RESULTED IN THE CURRENT SITUAT10N. AS THE TOW TRUCK REACHED rHE POINT WHERE I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS UNDER THE WATER TOWER IT Al.SO SLID TO THE WEST AND )FF THE PATH. THE TOW TRUCK THEN BECAME STUCK IN THE SOFT MUD NEX'fTO THE PAVED DRIVE. THE TOW JRIVER UNHOOKED MY PATROL VEHICLE AND SPENT APPROXIMATELY A HALF HOUR GETTING. THE TOW TRUCK JNS"TUCK. A LOCAL RESIDENT ASSISTED THE TOW DRIVER BY PROVIDING 4x4 WOOD BEAMS AND A FLOOR JACK. )NCE THE TOW TRUCK WAS UNSTUCK THE: DRIVER CLeARED THE PATH OF SNOW AND f WAS ABLE TO >UCCESSFULL Y BACK SOUTHBOUND DOWN THE PA'fH' WITHOUT fURTHER INCIDENT. PATROL VEHICLE CL-4 IS :QUIPPED WITH SNOW TIRES ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. :RE WAS NO APPAREN'f DAMAGE TO THE PATROL VEHICLE. THE RiGHT REAR TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR AFTER THE DENT. 1 REFILLED THE T!RE WITH AIR AND IT APPEARED TO HOLD TliE AIR. I ADVISED THE NEXT SHJFT OF THE ,1"E AND TO CHECK IT. i WAS ADVISED AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT TH.A.T THE TIRE WAS FLAT AS THE SE.e..L HAD ~EEN BROKEN DURING THE INCIDENT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACE;D. ;LEARED. \ COpy OF THIS REPORT WILL. 6E FURt,//SHED TO THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE.