Vehicle Driving Wrong Way on Highway 71 Near Ellinger, Lavaca County TX


A vehicle was reported driving eastbound in the westbound lane on Highway 71 near Ellinger, Texas. No vehicle description was available. Authorities are searching for the vehicle.
Audio|Source: Lavaca County EMS
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Coming from Ellinger, have a report of a wrong-way driver headed eastbound in the westbound lane.
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No vehicle descriptions available.
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The reporting party only saw light, like talking in from Payot County.
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I'm not coming to 339.
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2.02 County, you can turn on that last traffic by the wrongway driver?
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Call. Call came in from Fayette County.
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They advised 71 eastbound coming in from Ellinger.
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They were going to be headed eastbound in the westbound lane.
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They did not have a vehicle description because the reporting party only saw all right lights.
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That cleared myself in today at 307.
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We'll be in the Columbus office right now and be headed up 71 to see if we could spot that vehicle.
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All state's clear. The last known location from Fayette County was 71 at Zappelack Road, heading into our county.
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