Wrong-way driver stuck in median on state road, Porter County IN
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TrafficA driver was reported driving the wrong way on State Road 49 near 500 North. The driver got stuck in the median but freed the vehicle and continued northbound in a gray SUV with California plates. Police and medics responded to check on the driver and block traffic.
Audio|Heard on: Porter County Public Safety
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03:55
Transcript:
00:00
We just had a wrong way driver heading northbound in the southbound lanes.
00:09
7.4. 7.7. I'll be enrapped to the assist.
00:16
182, you can as regard.
00:19
Downboard.
00:21
Portage, clear.
00:30
Do you have any additional location information?
00:38
Have a view of the description?
00:47
For 64 hard time at about that location of 7.9 no further at this time, if you're doing anything, seeing the any project tonight.
00:57
10-4[1], I cleared eastbound from Ripley to the 249-19-U-Tel.
01:04
around.
01:09
We turn back around.
01:10
He's actively stuck in the central median in that same location.
01:15
We're going to try and swing around and at least block traffic for him.
01:20
Go forth.
01:25
I'm your 186 for information it was called out by medics they're gonna flip around and check on the driver.
01:42
226 I'm in my mark at 18 I mean it's not able to locate anything again.
01:50
226.
01:54
If you want to be fine, contact with the caller said everything's okay, she called an accident and everything sounds okay.
02:01
So I'm going to close this call out.
02:05
Thank you, 1135.
02:12
Samuelson Road.
02:14
Timeout 1858.
02:29
That driver has freed themselves from the median and I think we're going to head back around north round.
02:36
It's a California plate for a SUV station wagon gray in color.
02:48
B. Charge 49 for information that vehicle is able to get out.
02:52
It continued northbound.
02:54
It has a California plate.
02:56
It's a gray station wagon SUV.
03:00
Queer County, do that gesture to know?
03:03
Okay.
03:08
I-94 ISP was able to make contact with the drive check with the caller as it was accidental in our 10 score.
03:19
Forty-226. 2.26.
03:23
226.
03:25
Yes,
03:29
sure. All right, that's going to be today.
03:36
49 and 500 north 49 and 500 north 49 and 500 north that it's 12 rolled out a gray station wagon SUV that was previously driving the wrong way on 49 that 7 immediate and then breed itself continued on in California 28
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10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
IN-49 & E 500 N, Washington Township, IN 46383
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