Intoxicated driver nearly causes head-on crash on highway, Fort Jones CA


A young man driving a blue pickup truck with mismatched fenders was possibly intoxicated and nearly caused a head-on collision while driving south on State Route 3 near Surfa Lane toward Fort Jones.
Audio|Source: Siskiyou County Sheriff and Fire - West
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Transcript:
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Tension, CHPU-NESH[1]Tension 4121.23103[2] report Southbound State Route 3 from Surfa Lane. This was two minutes ago now. It's a blue folder pickup with racks on the back, a different color fender, young male driver, possibly intoxicated, near miss head-on T-speed.
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Heading towards Fort Jones on Highway 3, downtown, from Surfa. Wirewayway to clear, case 2, 444, 5016.
Police codes explained
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CHPU-NESH: California Highway Patrol Unit - North East (possible unit identifier)
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Tension 4121.23103: Likely a dispatch or incident log number
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Location mentioned:
CA-3, Fort Jones, CA
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