Wrong way driver on interstate lanes in Columbus, Columbus OH
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a black sedan, possibly a Honda Civic, was reported driving the wrong way on interstate 71 in Columbus, Ohio, traveling north in southbound lanes and later east in westbound lanes on interstate 670. The vehicle had no headlights on and was last seen driving eastbound in the westbound lane on 670 off the 71 ramp. Weather conditions prevented helicopter confirmation.
Audio|Heard on: Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide
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03:36
Transcript:
00:00
One for a wrong way.
00:02
Three-way to one, for a wrong-way driver.
00:09
Wrong-way driver.
00:11
Car going northbound in southbound lanes.
00:15
General 5.
00:16
Hey, 620, getting reported of a wrong-way driver going northbound in southbound lanes at 71 from the split.
00:22
It's going to be a black sedan and a Honda Civic.
00:25
No lights on.
00:30
Okay, I'm head that way from 71 players.
00:33
Okay, I'm trying to get chopper.
00:37
646. 6.6.
00:40
646, she will respond on the wrong-way driver northbound in southbound lanes to 71.
00:45
Yep, 315 and a wrong.
00:48
Okay, jumpers down for weather.
00:54
That'll be in routes.
00:56
Okay, thank you.
00:57
I was 13, I called it.
01:03
You might part you that way.
01:04
It's going to be a black sitting at, maybe a Toyota Prius.
01:07
So this one's facing the wrong way in the doors, so I don't know if it crashed out or what.
01:14
So here we go.
01:15
There we go.
01:19
An addition on this, too.
01:21
So they, another call came in, said, was on 670 westbound taking 71 southbound ramp when they fell down.
01:29
It'll go on the wrong way, I guess.
01:32
They stopped and maybe continued?
01:39
I'm trying to verify if they continued 670 eastbound in the westbound lanes from 71.
01:50
Freeway cars, they're saying that same vehicle might be going the wrong way on 670 now.
01:58
It's going eastbound in the westbound lane to 670.
02:06
And it chopper's down for weather, so I can't confirm.
02:13
Okay, just advise if we've got any more calls on, we've got a couple freeway cars on that way.
02:18
Okay, yeah, we're getting calls from everywhere.
02:25
6 or several is the last location I'm trying to get verification but I three different channels have gotten this call now so they're saying 670 eastbound in the westbound lane from 71 going to be the last known direction of travel 670 going eastbound in the westbound rates
02:54
Try.
02:56
Black sedan, no headlights.
03:02
Maybe a little better description of Black Honda Civic, so it's not even going to be a very large vehicle.
03:07
But no light, it's going the wrong way.
03:11
Okay.
03:17
The mileage is 046.46.
03:21
Copies, 1043.
03:27
Downtown right now, what was the last location?
03:31
They were going eastbound,
03:33
in the westbound lanes of 670, off of 71, said.
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I-71, Columbus, OH
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