Driver with high blood pressure on I-55 shoulder, Macoupin County IL


A car ran out of gas on the right shoulder of I-55 Southbound near Exit 44. The driver, an 85-year-old male, has high blood pressure and is not alert but is breathing. Emergency medical teams are being sent to assist.
Audio|Source: Macoupin and Montgomery Counties Public Safety Dispatch
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Transcript:
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870[1], copy Motors resist[2], I-55 Southbound, exit 44, I-65 South Island, Exit 44 on the right shoulder.
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Silver, 2025, Hyundai, ran out of gas.
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Elevated blood pressure, he is not alert, but breathing.
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Attention, Prailand Ambulance, and Burden Rescue, here being requested by Thangamon County to respond to near Sugar Creek Hills.
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For an 85-year-old male who is not alert,
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elevated blood pressure, but he is breathing.
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Town Page 1144, McCubin County, 911[3], clear.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
870: Copy (acknowledge)
[2]
Motors resist: Vehicle-related incident
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911: Emergency Call
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Location mentioned:
I-55, Illinois
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