Vehicle drives wrong way on freeway ramp in Tacoma, Tacoma WA
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TrafficA dark red small pickup truck was reported driving the wrong way on the westbound ramp of SR 512 to I-5 south near Steele Street in Tacoma. The truck was described as having a possibly replaced tailgate and damage to the right rear fender. The vehicle was stopped near 96th Street and Steele Street. The driver was a white male in his 30s or 40s.
Audio|Heard on: Washington State Patrol Dispatch - Dist 1 East / West
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04:36
Transcript:
00:00
856 comments, is it still going wrong way?
00:03
Right, it should have went wrong way on the west, or the southbound, from the westbound.
00:11
A56, how long? I'm going to be en route.
00:14
856, long as a 9-9%.
00:20
Did you have to come in, you can attach me? This is the last one location again.
00:26
He should have went from the error, it's SR 512 westbound ramp to I-5 south.
00:32
I'm at the top at the intersection.
00:34
I don't see him, so he may have continued wrong way or he hooked left and went back south comaway.
00:54
What's the description?
01:00
Second all those are nine.
01:01
Go to the description of the vehicle that went wrong way.
01:05
It was going to be a dark red, small, I believe, Chevy pickup, not sure of the make.
01:16
To be a white male, possibly late 30s, early 40s.
01:26
7.55, I'll keep an eye out.
01:27
I was not going away.
01:28
Anton, 19.
01:30
(number withheld). (number withheld).
01:37
9652, 1109 on area.
01:39
If he started going the correct way, would he be getting northbound?
01:44
He was going wrong way onto the ramp that loose back to go from the west down lanes of 512.
01:56
That's 512.
01:57
That's a 590.
02:03
1109, Thomas.
02:08
So I don't know if it controls the traffic camera at Southcombe Way 512, but the reason for the initial stop was running a red light.
02:18
I did observe the camera flash, so they may have his registration on the camera.
02:31
So the unit to your registration is going to be (name withheld).
02:38
What was there right next to?
02:44
What kind of pickup truck was it?
02:48
Dark red smaller pickup unknown exact mic.
02:55
I'm right next to a dark red tundra.
02:58
Where would the damage be?
03:02
It would be right rear fender.
03:10
Received.
03:12
Boy 56477 to Lincoln and we are northbound on Steel Street approaching 97.
03:22
Superfire stopping vehicle.
03:26
I'll not wait to see if I see any damage or watch the driving.
03:33
I'll stop it a little bit past 96th and Steele.
03:44
I'm reviewing video.
03:47
It looks like it has a rail replaced tailgate, the one that's trying to block cargo.
03:59
Permanent parking lot and can 1109 repeat that.
04:07
I'm reviewing the footage right now.
04:10
The tailgate is not the OEM tailgate.
04:12
It's going to be one of those cargo tubular pipe tailgates.
04:22
No, 837, Molli, 564-772, Lincoln's not a good plate.
04:31
5-6-1-837 with 837.
04:34
Okay, 5667-1950.
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Location mentioned:
Steele St S & 96th St S, Tacoma, WA 98444
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