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Red minivan drives erratically near Melrose and highway 92, Iowa City IA
TrafficA red Chrysler minivan was driving erratically northbound near Melrose Avenue and highway 92 without lights on. The vehicle nearly hit another car. Officers were requested to stop the vehicle but were delayed due to other calls.
Audio|Heard on: Johnson County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Do you have a deputy or is there a troop or anybody nearby? 218 northbound to come up on Melrose, there's a vehicle driving down.
00:08
Two with no lights on.
00:10
We'll put a broadcast now.
00:13
It's gonna be like a red Chrysler, minivan, but you can't give you a plate.
00:16
It's all covered up.
00:18
They work.
00:19
We'll broadcast it out.
00:25
Jaycom, they just about hit me.
00:27
If you can get somebody to try to stop that vehicle, they're all over the road.
00:31
Have it worked?
00:37
213 from Jake Mops.
00:39
Go ahead.
00:45
You can let me know what direction it goes at the interchange.
00:47
We're trying to get someone freed up, but they're all tied up on a call in Tiffin right now.
00:54
Devor, I'm, I got away from them.
00:56
I didn't want them to hit my vehicle.
00:58
We're at the 93 northbound.
00:59
I think it's still behind me.
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Location mentioned:
Melrose Ave, Iowa City, IA 52246
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