Car Lockout in Owensboro, KY

Pinpointing the car

Most car lockouts happen somewhere ordinary: a driveway, a curb, a store or workplace lot. The hard part is often describing the spot. Downtown, the city's planning district names make useful landmarks: the Riverfront Core along Veterans Boulevard next to Smothers Park, and the Downtown Campus around Brescia University. Give the street, the nearest cross street and which side the car is on, or the lot's name and entrance.

Snow and side streets

For light and medium snow, Owensboro's snow plan covers 132 of the city's 225 street miles. The routes favor the busiest streets and the connections to police and fire stations, medical facilities, nursing homes and major employers. Only in heavy snow of 5 inches or more are all streets listed, and then only as a possibility. If you are locked out on a side street after snowfall, say whether it has been plowed and how deep the snow is around the car. If you can, wait somewhere warm rather than beside the car.

Heat, cold and anyone inside

A closed car in summer sun gets much hotter than the air outside, and a cold night is just as dangerous. If a child, a pet or anyone who cannot get out is inside, call 911 now and do not wait for a locksmith.

On a cold morning, a car left running to warm up is one way keys end up locked inside with the engine on. Say so in the request, and stay clear of the exhaust, especially if snow is banked around the tailpipe.

Details for the request

• The exact spot: address or lot, cross street, and parking level if it is a garage
• The car's year, make, model and color
• Where the keys are: in the ignition, on a seat, in the trunk or lost
• Whether the engine is running
• For a side street after snow, whether it has been plowed

If the keys are lost rather than locked in, see car key replacement. For the work in general, see car lockout; for the city's snow and street notes, see Owensboro.