Vehicle driven by elderly woman goes off road into ditch, Sterling IL
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An elderly woman drove a vehicle off the road into a ditch near Freeport Road and Merrill Street in Sterling.
Audio|Heard on: Illinois State Police Districts 1, 7, and 16
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00:57
Transcript:
00:00
Sterling, 16 motorist, intersection of Freeport Road, Merrill Street, Sterling.
00:07
It's a vehicle in the ditch.
00:11
Unknown 28 at this time.
00:15
16.
00:17
What's your cross street?
00:22
Street, Sterling, Freeport Road near Merrill Street.
00:24
Okay.
00:27
10 more.
00:30
16, go ahead.
00:40
78039,000, 8,039, 78039, 8,039.
00:44
I mean, elderly, female, she just drove off the road, secure 30.
00:52
168, 104, Adam, Union, 780319, clear, blue 2011-40, Tony.
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Location mentioned:
Merrill St & Freeport Rd, Sterling, IL 61081
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