Reckless semi truck speeds on I-77 near Cambridge, Cambridge OH
A white semi-truck with an Amazon trailer was speeding southbound on Interstate 77 near Cambridge. The driver was going about 85 miles per hour and nearly caused another vehicle to leave the road during a lane merge for construction. Police are trying to find and stop the truck.
Audio|Source: Ohio State Highway Patrol Post 84 Marietta and West Virginia State Police Troop 4 Parkersburg
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Transcript:
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I have a report of a reckless semi-to-white tractor, Amazon trailer southbound from the 15,
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and the caller passed you, and the semi-he's reporting was in front of him, so it's probably in front of you now.
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Break 1169?
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Good.
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Flight tractor, Amazon trailer,
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southbound I-77 from probably the 14 or 13 now, 85 mile per hour, almost ran the caller off the road when the lanes merged for construction.
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Go ahead.
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Okay, I'm 821 at the one trying to get up there.
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Okay.
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He advised they're already south of me, Cambridge.
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I've got to be white tractors trailer coming up behind me now.
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Right, they're in front of you, I think.
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It's a white tractor, Amazon trailer, but the caller passed you, and he was advising the reckless semi was in front of him somewhere, so it would already be past you.
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Okay.
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Now try and catch up to it.
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Okay.
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1820 will be going up through there.
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I'll watch fordosa.
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1820. 1820.
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We're not going to stay right here.
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Make sure if none of these three catching up to me.
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Okay,
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I'm at 1066.
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I-77, Cambridge, OH
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