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Possible impersonation by construction vehicle on I-640

Heard on: Knox TN Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Would you pass along to KPD that there is a construction vehicle, pickup truck pulling a ditch machine going emergency traffic I-640 westbound passing what used to be East Towne Mall?
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Centerline Dr, Knoxville, TN 37917
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As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a report of a white construction pickup truck towing equipment and using flashing emergency-style lights while traveling westbound on I-640 near the former East Towne Mall area. The vehicle reportedly lacked a siren and may have been impersonating emergency traffic.

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