Driver reports being followed on highway for medication transport, Kanawha County WV
TrafficA driver in a white Camry reported being followed for 70 miles on I-77 southbound near mile marker 160 by a silver Chevrolet Cobalt. The driver believed the following was due to transporting medication and requested police assistance to stop the vehicle. Authorities noted no crime was committed at that time.
Audio|Source: Kanawha County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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I have a call around by you. It's at the 160 and I 77 southbound. Secondhand information through Jackson saying that a male in a white camry was being followed by silver cobalt.
00:12
He told Jackson County that had been following for 70 miles and that he was transporting medication and he thought that was why he was being followed.
00:21
Go ahead.
00:24
He is requesting that the cobalt be stopped there now in our county. They're still continuing southbound but they have their hazards on. What do you advise?
00:42
Copy, I'll hold it, 445.
00:45
3.7, I can start that way if you want me to.
00:52
He hasn't committed a crime, so I'm not sure why he wants us to stop him.
00:57
He could get off the exit and see if the cobalt follows him.
01:03
37 minutes ago, do you have a phone number for him?
01:07
Negative, I can call Jackson back and ask him if they have any contact information.
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This is all secondhand information through Jackson.
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I-77, West Virginia
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