Elderly driver sparks near collision on Heartland Express, Hermosa SD
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TrafficOn Heartland Express, officers responded to a near collision caused by an elderly driver struggling with vision, planning a driver switch to prevent danger.
Audio|Heard on: Custer County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
02:2
Transcript:
00:00
12-11-13. I'll be 1044.
00:08
With... what? What?
00:13
A white vehicle that almost hit another car from me.
00:17
I can't get you a place.
00:18
The single person plate.
00:21
Good for.
00:23
Okay,
00:28
six. Go ahead with your order 28.59.
00:33
20 is Wyoming 1 3.5909.
00:37
Break.
00:42
29's Wyoming male, last name Otto, Ocean, Tom, Tom, Ocean, first name Michael, common spelling,
00:49
middle two male names, Lauren James, Lincoln, Ocean, Robert, Edward, Nora,
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Space,
00:56
John, Adam, Mary, Edward, Sam, date of birth, 07, 31, 1999.
01:03
211, 8, 13.
01:06
Go ahead, 1813.
01:12
28 at least out-the-cote-table person 9458 in iccanda 59
01:21
813 once you're 20 right in front of 246-8-8-8-4 I was saying it right in front of 246-8-4 how we said a hit it 10-4[1]
01:37
2016, IR when you have the chance?
01:46
2.11813.
01:55
This is not going to be it.
01:58
This is just an elderly man having a hard time seeing.
02:00
They're going to switch drivers.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/OK
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Location mentioned:
Heartland Exprs, SD-79, Hermosa, SD 57744
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