Taxi driver assaulted by student at hotel, Downers Grove IL
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AssaultAccording to the dispatch call, a taxi driver was assaulted by a 15-year-old student believed to be autistic near Finley Road at the Best Western hotel. The driver was injured and medics were called to the scene. The student was left inside a vehicle and appeared calm, but the situation may involve medical concerns.
Audio|Heard on: DuPage County DUCOMM Police 1S, 3S, 7S
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02:23
Transcript:
00:00
Paul 1, Pond 29, copy the disturbance.
00:08
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29.
00:13
We have the Best Western, near Finley Road.
00:18
Caller said they picked up a taxi driver for the school, and he was driving a 15-year-old home, and that person started attacking him.
00:28
There are callers in a white van.
00:31
He believes a student is autistic.
00:36
Hold on, okay.
00:40
Sounds like the caller stepped out of the vehicle or left the student side.
00:47
Okay.
00:52
Sam for, status check.
00:56
Same for, sensor.
01:00
Oh,
01:01
uh,
01:03
Hold on if you want to get the medics rolling.
01:07
Acknowledged. The first is the student communication?
01:18
No, the student is still in the van.
01:21
The caller gets out of the vehicle and left him in there.
01:26
Okay, you can show me arrived on scene.
01:33
And apparently he locked them inside the vehicle, and I got the medics around.
01:39
Call, Terri,
01:43
I'm on the block, I get some break for this and head up there.
01:49
Time for her.
01:50
He's saying that the student is calm inside the vehicle right now.
01:54
And follow and be advised that your callers received in medics, he said the student had him in a chokehold and he's bleeding in front of face.
02:03
Okay,
02:05
But it could also be a medical situation with the student, so let's just keep the medics rolling.
02:11
Coming for the student.
02:12
The student seems to be a little animated in the backseat.
02:20
I'm just going to kind of stand back and talk to the driver.
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Location mentioned:
Finley Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515
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