Vehicle traveling wrong way on Highway 61, Jackson County IA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, multiple radio transmissions indicated a possible wrong-way driving incident on Highway 61 near mile marker 168 in Iowa. The driver appeared to be traveling northbound in the southbound lanes and was possibly continuing past Belvedere Cascade Road. Units discussed whether the driver had turned around, but further confirmation was uncertain.
Audio|Heard on: Maquoketa Area Public Safety
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01:55
Transcript:
00:00
I got a wrong way driver on Highway 61.
00:03
The vehicle is going to be northbound in the southbound lanes.
00:07
Repeating northbound in southbound lanes, Highway 61 near mile marker 168.
00:17
Twelve on five.
00:21
Twelve on five.
00:29
Ten four, I will.
00:38
Double check.
00:40
Eight.
00:45
Twelve to nine.
00:46
It sounds like they might have got turned around.
00:52
Right.
01:04
Nine and twelve, I had a third call.
01:06
My caller didn't report that the vehicle got turned around.
01:09
My caller stated it's still going northbound in the southbound lanes.
01:16
Can you hear me?
01:27
Last was mile marker 168.
01:30
My second call pinged just north of Belvedere Cascade Road.
01:46
Twelve, that was hard to copy you.
01:50
I just said I probably won't catch up to it.
01:53
I'll at least go to the county line looking for it.
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Location mentioned:
US-61, Iowa
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