Vehicle drives wrong way on route 3 in wood river, Wood River IL
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A gray 2025 Chevy Trax was reported driving the wrong way on Route 3 near Ferguson and South Central in Wood River and behaving erratically.
Audio|Heard on: Alton Police, Fire, EMS and Public Works
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00:35
Transcript:
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Here's from that Ferguson, South Central, Ferguson, South Central vehicles stopped at the stop at the stop sign there.
00:05
It's going to be a Gray,
00:07
2025, Chevy Trax, (number withheld), (number withheld), 27[1].
00:12
Returns clearwell at the clearance,
00:15
Cherry.
00:16
The two point called in and stated the vehicle is going the wrong way down Route 3 at one point and is now just driving weird.
00:26
104, you said, Ferguson and South Central?
00:30
Copy, Ferguson and Central.
00:33
Okay, for I'll read that later.
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[1]
27: Driver's license/ID information check
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Location mentioned:
S Central Ave & E Ferguson Ave, Wood River, IL 62095
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