Elderly driver reported on wrong side of road in Lombard, Lombard IL


Police responded to a traffic accident near Addison and Stone. A caller reported an elderly man driving a silver pickup truck on the wrong side of the road, leaving near West Roosevelt and heading eastbound towards Ardmore. The caller followed the vehicle, concerned for the driver's safety and public safety.
Audio|Source: DuComm Police 1 East - Lombard, and Villa Park
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Transcript:
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I've got a call from somebody.
00:01
They keep hanging up on the interpreter, so I'm not exactly sure what's happening, but she keeps talking about an accident at Addison and Stone that she was in.
00:09
I'm wondering if this is what you guys are on, or if there's something new over there by chance?
00:13
We've got an accident here, whether or not she was involved in one herself is a different story.
00:18
Copy.
00:19
Go ahead. Michigan 28 of DeVavit D.
00:22
David, 74280, D.C.
00:24
74-280 out of Michigan, and we'll be pulling into 837 south-west one.
00:28
Morning, Ram. Victor 2.
00:30
Can you please change this to a disturbance and close it out with the report, and I can head over to Stone and Addison, if they need me to talk to that lady.
00:39
Senator 2 amade your own case.
00:41
Go ahead.
00:42
Before you head to that back to the crash, if you could have a word by the guitar center, near West Roosevelt.
00:48
A caller on the line saying that we need to check on the driver of the silver pickup that I've parked here and is now leaving, going eastbound Roosevelt towards Ardmore.
00:56
A caller is following and saying that we need to check on it because he was driving on the wrong side of the road and he's an elderly man.
01:01
So I'm in the center of town.
01:02
That's going to be a minute and it'll probably be out of our town.
01:05
So if you want to pass that to OBT, I really appreciate that because I'm the only car up.
01:09
To OBT.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Roosevelt Rd, Lombard, IL 60148
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