Driver swerves due to low blood sugar on Highway 281, Brown County SD


A red four-door car was swerving on Highway 281 near 126th Street, almost causing a head-on collision. Police stopped the vehicle and found the driver, a 67-year-old male, had a very low blood sugar level of 53, indicating a medical emergency. Medical personnel were called to respond to the location.
Audio|Source: Aberdeen Police and Fire, State Highway Patrol
05:16
Transcript:
00:00
Adam Southern, Adam 5, disadizing, sliding cell found, said he's driving with you right now, but just the second ago he almost went head-on with ongoing traffic.
00:08
He's been going to go.
00:12
He almost went head-on with ongoing traffic. D.230, Adam, Southern.
00:13
Did he cross (number withheld) yet?
00:15
I think it is not yet.
00:16
First know if he turned off on (number withheld), so let's make to change our direction which we were going.
00:23
So far.
00:26
Southern Adam, Southern Adam Pryce.
00:27
He's heading southbound just past (number withheld) Street.
00:30
Starting southbound, starting this is going to be able to be again.
00:33
No work. Please, see, what kind of vehicle is it again?
00:36
I say, Red.
00:37
Hover, Foxxia Honda for next to Wright's Ford or car.
00:39
No, Lord.
00:40
Just past No, Aero Aeros. Just past No, Aker.
00:42
They just passed (number withheld) Street building now found out of 71.
00:46
I'm just coming up to that correction by here I should be with it momentarily.
00:50
I'm just a couple miles behind you, Tony.
00:52
The PRP driving.
00:54
The car that you're looking for is being the tap of the string of three cars is the red corner of a brake car and it is (number withheld).
01:02
So far, I just can't see on there.
01:08
You can put me on this vehicle complaint, and I'm just about to the (number withheld) intersection.
01:12
Yes, have they seen me yet? I've come across two red-port focuses.
01:16
I'm not sure if that's one of them.
01:17
The R.P. said that he did to you.
01:19
It's going to be that first red for a four-door car.
01:22
To end for, I guess I'm a couple miles grind.
01:24
PACE and 3707, chisel 44A.
01:28
That we're good. Hi, it's going to cell phone.
01:31
Tony, you want to get up ahead of me here.
01:33
That's small business stop, oh, maybe.
01:35
Alright. 34 here, (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld).
01:48
5. Is it 5?
01:49
10 more worse after.
01:51
I don't know, I'm going to watch me.
01:52
Do you take three on five? 5.
01:54
8278.
01:55
8278. Can you start a MediCorps location? They all have in my medicine so blood sugar is super low? (number withheld) intersection.
02:02
104. Is there at 21 and (number withheld)?
02:06
104, do they need me to continue or can I at 22?
02:08
There are two deputies there and it looks like it might be a medical issue.
02:12
Then we're all 20.
02:13
The two stand by five.
02:14
One three.
02:15
The deputies got the vehicle stop.
02:17
I'll be back in 10 a.m.
02:18
Stand by one second.
02:19
Stand by one second. Ten four. It's a 67-year-old male, he's clammy, sweaty, unsteady on his feet, current blood sugar is 53.
02:27
I believe to respond to highway 281 and (number withheld) Street.
02:32
Nobody's out with a 67-year-old male, has a port sugar of 53, 21 to 926.
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Location mentioned:
US-281 & 126th St, Lincoln Township, SD 57401
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