Semi truck swerves and sounds horn near US Highway 2, Itasca County MN


A semi-truck was reported driving erratically and blowing its horn near a highway marker on US Highway 2. The truck was swerving on the road and nearly hit a mailbox, possibly due to reckless driving or a medical issue. Authorities are monitoring the situation as the truck is heading westbound.
Audio|Source: Itasca County Public Safety
02:37
Transcript:
00:00
Station 739 and 740. Go ahead. I have a driving complaint near mile marker 174, U.S. Highway 2. There is a semi-truck swerving all over the road blowing his horn when people pass him or he's not sure if he could be having a medical or not. He almost just took out a mailbox. It's going to be a tenor trail.
00:28
Runner semi. 5525T as in Tom is going to be the trailer number. 10-4[1]. What's east or westbound? They're going to be heading westbound towards you. 739. So you're going to be going to be heading westbound towards you. 739. So you're going copy. Eastbound on Highway 2. 1546.
00:54
The RPCs it again, he'll try to get a plate and call right away. Copy. From third-nin station? Third-night. What was the plate on that? That's going to be 5525T and it's going to be a tenor. It would be a red, white, and blue trailer.
01:24
130 car for driving complaints westbound highway 2 just east of Deer River at the 172 described as a red, white, and blue, Penner, International Semi, that's all over the road and swerving. Information 1548. You can't fix the station? I'll be all with that vehicle he's pulling over before I even stopped him here.
01:53
1349.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Copy/Understood
Disclaimer:
This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
US-2, Minnesota
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect