Elderly driver observed driving on wrong side of road, Mercer County WV
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TrafficBluefield Police observed an elderly female driving on the wrong side of New Hope Road. An officer followed her to ensure her safety and confirmed she was driving safely.
Audio|Heard on: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch
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05:35
Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead.
00:02
Be advised, this is Murray from Bluefield PD.
00:07
It was an elderly female, very elderly.
00:10
She was driving on the wrong side of the road and stopped her.
00:13
He is following her down New Hope Road at this time to see how she continues to drive.
00:21
She is going.
00:22
He headed that way.
00:23
Is she Sigma Non or just Hillary?
00:26
He stated she is very elderly.
00:29
She's trying to make it from McDowell County.
00:35
Question please.
00:38
Okay. Stand by.
00:55
On the route to the main station.
01:01
Pruples.
01:07
Sam up.
01:17
Emergency Control Station 101,
01:19
Athens Volunteer Fire Department, 105 East River Volunteer Fire Department.
01:24
106, Green Valley Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department, at the request of Princeton City Fire Department, respond to the area near Tiptoff Street off of Low Gap Road.
01:35
Again,
01:36
near Tiptoff Street off of Low Gap Road.
01:38
Princeton City Fire Department is currently out with a confirmed structure fire dispatch time 1739.
01:46
Thank you.
01:53
224, bluefoam.
01:54
I'll be on a traffic stop with West Virginia 28 of 2 Zulu Alpha 4449.
02:01
It's going to be displayed on a black Keoskeletos.
02:04
We're going to be here on Princeton Avenue at the cargo station.
02:12
So does your hand.
02:20
17 control, myself in 16th and here, tip top.
02:24
Copy, 1739.
02:27
All right, of course.
02:34
1740.
02:36
1740.
02:43
I'm serving, control.
02:46
Go ahead.
02:47
So I'm going to be C119 460, be westbound.
02:52
It's a silver truck pulling a wooden trailer.
02:55
He's got no lights or anything on back.
02:57
Also, the truck's smoking.
03:04
Copy, 1740.
03:17
2.24.
03:19
West Virginia, 27, 29, check.
03:22
Echo 613-668.
03:24
It's going to actually Thomas Lester.
03:27
The date of birth is 918 of 73.
03:32
Can you just repeat the OLN for me, please?
03:37
A&4. It's going to be Echo 613-668.
03:48
Control is your an arm's going to be littered in Rapleyfield.
03:53
1741.
03:58
Time leaving true.
04:04
This is the brakes.
04:07
Copy you.
04:16
515 control being out of the station
04:20
J41742
04:26
511 control 511 is on station Table
04:33
Control is over again when they're up for that far Cobb 1742
04:44
Copy.
04:50
Control 106 engine 6 in route, 3-4 on board.
04:55
1742.
04:58
4142.
05:05
4117, throw them, 108.
05:07
He's going to pull off up here and get him fixed break.
05:15
Murray still needs to head that way or is she driving 10-4[1] now?
05:20
She's 10-4[1].
05:21
Once again, he stated she was very elderly.
05:24
Apparently the headlights,
05:26
oncoming traffic winds her.
05:28
He told her just take it slow.
05:32
He followed her out New Hope Road and she said she was fine.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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New Hope Rd, West Virginia
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