Vehicle swerves on highway, driver appears unwell, Grand Rapids MN


A vehicle was seen swerving across lanes on Highway 169, nearly hitting another car and a pedestrian. The elderly male driver looked unwell after parking at a local store.
Audio|Source: Itasca County Public Safety
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Station, PD for driving complaint. Good. It occurred a few minutes ago. The vehicle is traveling southbound self-protecting Avenue. It did pull into the Dollar Tree now. It was a green, they described it as a green minivan driving down the center of the highway, almost hitting another vehicle, and also almost did a pedestrian that was crossing the street. They said the elderly male got out of the vehicle and did not look good as he walked into the Dollar General. I added the 28th in the vehicle owner.
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104. Station 305. Go ahead. Are you available to give me a call? 104. Seeing a 3110 cars, information only driving complaints. It's going to be southbound 169 from Mountain Iron Mineral Ave area. Looking for a...
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Ford Ranger, unknown 28. Swerving all over the road, mail with a hat was their only description for the driver. Stuff found from mineral lab information at 1351. 37 copies on a position.
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I just called it in at the same spot, said that it was a blue passenger car. So we don't have a 28, but either a blue Ford Ranger or a blue passenger car.
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Virginia 571, another driving complaint. Sounds like this could be the same vehicle. It's going to be southbound 169 around Kinney area described as a black board ranger license plate. Robert Yellow Paul, 203 registers to a black ranger out of Chisholm. Almost went into the median and overcorrecting, swerving over to lane lines. Other chisoms and a zigmer. I don't know.
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US-169, United States
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