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Reckless driver reported possibly drinking on highwayShelby County AL

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audio iconAlcohol Violation
Doug Baker Blvd, Alabama 35242

As discussed during the dispatch call, police received a report of a black Saturn SUV driving recklessly westbound on Highway 280 near Highland Lakes. The caller reported that the driver appeared to be drinking alcohol while a child was in the back seat. Officers responded and tracked the vehicle passing Doug Baker Boulevard.

Audio|Heard on: Shelby AL Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Dispatch 5121, show you now that traffic complaint.
00:03
Mile marker 11, highway 280 passing Highland Lakes, headed westbound.
00:08
Black Saturn SUV is driving recklessly.
00:11
Caller says she keeps seeing the driver drinking something, believes it might be alcohol.
00:15
There's a child in the back seat.
00:19
City 121, they're passing Doug Baker.
00:22
Driver is all over the roadway.
00:26
10-4.
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I copy. I'm passing Doug Baker westbound on 280 now.
00:33
I'll be up there in just a minute.
00:36
5121, 11.3.

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Doug Baker Blvd, Alabama 35242

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