Careless driver drifts into oncoming traffic on highway, Howard County MO
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TrafficA white four-door sedan was reported driving carelessly westbound on Highway 240 near State Route P. The vehicle drifted into oncoming traffic multiple times, nearly causing collisions. Two callers agreed to file complaints. The driver was contacted later, released with a citation, and had a ride arranged.
Audio|Heard on: Randolph County Sheriff and EMS, Moberly Police / Fire
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03:44
Transcript:
00:00
Fort Central 694, careless driver, Highway 240, State Route P
00:07
Go ahead.
00:11
I'm going to call with that 911 call where they're getting ready to pass state route to call.
00:16
White,
00:17
small,
00:19
sedan,
00:20
four-door,
00:21
unknown maker-model, keeps drifting into oncoming traffic and off the side of the road.
00:29
What direction of the heading?
00:32
Westbound towards Fayette, getting ready to come up on Grace Fellowship Church.
00:42
I will keep an eye out for it.
00:48
Emails, negative prior.
00:53
Cancel.
00:55
True be clear.
01:00
(number withheld)
01:07
Go ahead.
01:11
Highway 11 E.
01:13
Edward Motrie, 1.
01:18
And (number withheld).
01:20
Driver coming from out of county, Highway 240.
01:26
Go ahead.
01:29
I did advise 694 of this careless driver, westbound, Highway 240.
01:35
They're now, they've passed County Road 419, coming up on County Road 401 at the east end of 401.
01:45
White, small.
01:48
Four-door sedan,
01:50
unknown occupants, all over the roadway.
01:54
I've had two callers stay that say that there's been numerous upwards of almost 15 head-on collisions almost occurred.
02:04
They've all been missed, obviously.
02:06
Vehicle is still westbound.
02:11
Great people.
02:17
I'm not safe family church now I'm going to wait here and see if it comes across then we get a description of the RP's vehicle.
02:29
now RP is in a white GMC SUV I've got them I'm trying to catch up to them copy and I do have two both callers are willing to sign a complaint.
02:49
For. Okay.
02:55
X-ray, Henry, zero,
03:03
Henry three, Edward, X-ray, correction, X-ray Edward, zero, Henry three, Edward, Henry three Edward, X-ray, Edward, X-ray Edward zero, Henry three Edward.
03:12
Stand by for traffic.
03:14
Copy.
03:22
Happy, and I got read back on that Richard Hodge out of Armstrong, 2015 board car.
03:36
Driver has a driver in route to pick him up, he's been released on citation on in service.
03:43
To be clear.
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Location mentioned:
MO-240 & State Rte P, Moniteau Township, MO 65248
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