Intoxicated man with head injury tries to drive, Clearwater FL
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Alcohol ViolationAs discussed during the dispatch call, a man suspected of being intoxicated was seen stumbling and fell, sustaining a head injury in the parking lot near McMullen Booth Road. He then attempted to drive a burgundy Ford Fusion. The caller tried to prevent him from driving. Police were notified and dispatched to the area.
Audio|Heard on: Clearwater Police - East
Listen to dispatch call
02:40
Transcript:
00:00
It's a possible drunk.
00:04
584, you can answer.
00:07
584, thank you, sir.
00:14
119, 584, both in route, Bayside Plaza, near McMullen Booth Road.
00:20
There is a white male possibly named (name withheld).
00:28
Our caller says that he was stumbling around the parking lot, then fell, hit his head,
00:35
then got into his burgundy Ford Fusion.
00:38
Our caller is doing everything she can to keep him from driving.
00:46
We remain landline at this time gathering further.
00:53
All right, it's going to be a burgundy Ford Fusion.
01:09
He is apparently leaving Bayside Plaza.
01:12
He does reside on Bayshore Boulevard.
01:18
He just made a southbound turn onto McMullen.
01:26
I'm 134. That's going to be negative on charges.
01:34
Units headed towards Bayside Plaza be advised.
01:37
We're no longer landline our complaint in the lost size.
01:40
He was last seen southbound pulling out of the far south exit of Bayside Plaza.
01:50
I'm going to head towards that registered address.
01:54
I'm not stopping at Harbor Town.
01:58
Cap,
02:01
you advise your 1050 in Harbor Towns?
02:06
Civil.
02:09
17 and 16.
02:14
19, you do have two 580s attached to this.
02:17
Let me know if you need them.
02:19
Yeah,
02:21
we can show up, please.
02:23
I copy 581, 584.
02:26
You copy direct?
02:28
Acknowledged.
02:31
19,
02:35
can you just start out to the guy's got a pretty bad laceration here on us heads?
02:39
Acknowledged.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
McMullen Booth Rd D, Clearwater, FL 33759
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