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Driver travels wrong way on I-270 near mile marker 48Columbus OH

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I-270, Columbus, OH

A driver was reported traveling the wrong way on I-270 southbound near mile marker 48. The vehicle was moving at high speed in the eastbound lanes used for westbound traffic. No vehicle description or license plate number was available.

Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 2 East Side
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Transcript:
00:00
You got a wrong way driver[1], 270 southbound, mile marker 48, getting a couple calls on it.
00:06
No direction, or is this car going towards 33, excuse me, it's 500 miles an hour.
00:11
No vehicle description or tag.
00:14
Hi, Charlie.
00:16
So we have to do that.
00:18
Thank you, sir.
00:19
Zero one, can you put me on that coming proper change?
00:23
Copy.
00:28
Another call on the runaway driver, I guess they're eastbound in the westbound lanes.
00:32
Looks like it was a sedan, still no color.
00:35
So it was going past 270 eastbound on Allen Creek.
Police codes explained
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[1]
wrong way driver: Vehicle traveling in the wrong direction (traffic hazard)

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I-270, Columbus, OH

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