Elderly driver speeds wrong way on interstate, risking crashes, Hamilton AL
TrafficAn elderly female driver was traveling at high speed the wrong way on Interstate 22 near Hamilton, Alabama. She nearly caused head-on collisions and forced at least one vehicle off the road. Police did not pursue her but attempted to stop the vehicle and coordinated with Mississippi authorities to shut down the interstate.
Audio|Source: Marion County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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They just try to turn the one up behind it, they just passed in the whole one up behind it, it just passed on the wrong way on the interstate, get on the west-out side.
00:19
Hamilton, it's going to be an elderly female that reports for getting as a driver.
00:24
Okay, boy. She's coming in the head-on.
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104. 911[2].
00:27
We're not going to pursue the city, Gordon.
00:29
We're going to try to go try to put it in front of it.
00:32
We're in fact. Cut the internet down and try to get a stop.
00:34
Ten, four, we're past 11.
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Ten, four, housing units, county, try to get selected sticks to the seven-mile barns to the seven-mile barns to touch you and say back.
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One, four, ten, copy.
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Cesar up to 131.
00:44
One one contact Mississippi and see if they can go ahead and shut the interstate down so we can figure something out.
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104. 24 I'm calling them now.
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A.242.
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A white Kia SUV correct.
00:58
You get a sole little tiny compact car.
01:02
Sample. 511, if you can get well
01:04
and get on the other side and set the end, stay down.
01:21
Stop down at the moment.
01:22
Please be the same husband advise.
01:24
Coming up on mom was a five.
01:25
501.49 all want to invite.
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We're not pursuing this deal.
01:28
We're just trying to get in front of it.
01:30
On the west side, shut it down.
01:32
One up on exit three.
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One, we contact in the Wamba.
01:35
The exit three.
01:39
The exit three.
01:44
She's on the phone with Idawamba County at this time.
01:47
That's why.
01:48
This is safe and negative contact.
01:49
One, we have a 1050 vehicle,
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exit, direction, mile marker two,
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vehicle road into the median, not the vehicle we're pursuing.
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1.14. 10.4.
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5-10-50[1]1.
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I got about quarter mile gas on that.
02:02
I'm about able to stop it at the same line.
02:04
5, watch track, sure stop it.
02:06
Mile marker 2, when she ran a car off the road, last known was 130 miles an hour heading to Mississippi.
02:14
She's turned around, we're back to eastbound.
02:16
9-1-1 3rd cycle fire from Marion County MS have a one vehicle NV8 I-22 Each bell, here's a two mile marker.
02:28
Vehicle is going to be in the median unknown vehicle description at this time.
02:34
We do have a vehicle traveling wrong direction on I-22 at this time.
02:40
We can give you more information when it becomes available as to where that location is at with that.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-50: Traffic accident (hit and run)
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911: Emergency telephone number / emergency call
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Location mentioned:
I-22, Hamilton, AL
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