Driver distracted by phone in silver truck runs red light, Circleville OH
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a silver Chevy truck was reported driving recklessly south on Route 23 near Circleville, Ohio. The driver was watching movies on a phone mounted on the windshield, causing lane drifting. The truck ran a yellow or red traffic light before the caller lost sight of it.
Audio|Heard on: Circleville PD and OSP Post65
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02:23
Transcript:
00:00
23 South from Little Walnut.
00:02
I've got an unsafe reckless driver.
00:09
Okay, it's going to be a silver Chevy truck.
00:14
Has a cell phone that was on the window and is watching movies, unable to maintain lanes.
00:20
Okay.
00:25
I mean, I'm there southbound from North Court Street.
00:33
589 there's southbound from the Allen Road Bridge.
00:41
Pulling on the cross surface 9.
00:49
589, there's southbound.
00:51
They just passed the green towers.
00:56
Okay, I must pass before we got pulled in.
00:58
We're in southbound now.
00:59
Private and I have the light by sheets.
01:07
Colors this vehicle.
01:11
Colors in a gray Mercedes sedan.
01:14
The rain.
01:22
Your suspect vehicle is a silver Chevy truck.
01:26
Vehicle just went through a yellow or red light.
01:32
Call to R.B.
01:33
or Frank John Lincoln, (number withheld).
01:40
Roger light, 23, 3.
01:43
Yeah, okay.
01:49
Okay, color's used inside of it because it went through that light.
01:53
It's down by Arby's now.
01:59
The newer model truck.
02:02
The phone or electronic device is mounted on the windshield in front of the driver.
02:13
The caller has lost sight of signal 6[1].
02:20
Okay, we'll try, track him down.
Police codes explained
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[1]
signal 6: Missing person (high risk in this context)
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Location mentioned:
Us Highway 23, South St, Circleville, OH 43113
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