Person attempts to drive into water on highway bridge, Newark CA
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Medical EmergencyA caller reported that her son, who appeared mentally unwell, tried to take control of the car wheel to drive into the water on a highway bridge. Authorities later spotted the blue Toyota Prius continuing westbound near Dumbarton Bridge in Newark, California.
Audio|Heard on: California Highway Patrol - Alameda County
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Transcript:
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225 units broadcasters suspicious what's on the 84 beginning of the bridge the RP advised the son is attempting to take over the wheel and drive her off into the water and by the son is mentally unwell and so far negative vehicle description and were unknown that the vehicle stopped and unable to reach the party on callback westbound 84 at the beginning of a bridge for an unknown vehicle
00:24
attempting to take over the wheel.
00:25
Nothing further going to get cleared.
00:27
WNA8-5201010.
00:31
2571, I copy.
00:33
2571 copies.
00:35
2571 copies.
00:43
We'll be in route to that.
00:47
25S7 en route.
00:55
25S7, golden information.
00:59
S7, go ahead.
01:01
25 S7. TMC has a visual of the blue Toyota Prius, westbound just east of the incline on a wide right-hand shoulder.
01:08
There's an X-ray driver and a passenger.
01:10
They're now continuing westbound.
01:15
S7, I copy.
01:20
25S7 copies.
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Location mentioned:
Dumbarton Bridge, Newark, CA 94560
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