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Wrong-way driver reported on NC16 near NewtonNewton NC

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NC-16, Newton, NC 28658

As discussed during the dispatch call, a vehicle was reported traveling the wrong way on NC16 near Newton, going northbound in the southbound lanes starting from an area near Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet.

Audio|Heard on: Burke County Public Safety
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Transcript:
The car is (number withheld), wrong-way driver, NC16, headed northbound on the southbound lanes from Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet.

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Location mentioned:
NC-16, Newton, NC 28658

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