Traffic accident on I-4 with intoxicated female driver, Polk County FL

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Reported: 11/7/2025 02:22 PM

I-4, Florida

Emergency responders attended a traffic accident on Interstate 4 near the Berkeley intersection involving a female driver who was possibly intoxicated and later refused EMS treatment.

Audio|Source: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS

03:19

Transcript:

00:00

I-4 at the 48,

00:02

Homeworker Westbound.

00:07

There's a very rich or honesty with a female that L,

00:14

possibly intoxicated.

00:19

They're telling two, on the route.

00:24

Squad 7, Spats.

00:25

I'm telling you two, I copy.

00:27

I'll have you en route.

00:28

Squad 7.

00:30

You show us responding.

00:32

Can we have a confirmation of the address on I-4 at the interstate with Berkeley? It would be under the underpass or on I-4-4-2?

00:41

I'll put a note in the call screen.

00:43

It looks like they're still responding to the crash.

00:59

Vindex, we'll be a time in the place.

01:01

Is there another call on your room?

01:08

Thank you. You're welcome.

01:16

Dispatch 2, Engine 2, I'm not showing another call on your own.

01:23

My apologies, affirmative.

01:26

That's negative.

01:27

That's going to be in the city of Lakeland.

01:33

I copy 14 launch in the heli.

01:40

26 is also one thing.

01:43

Happy one team.

01:49

Okay. And in 26.

01:56

Was this from a caller or how did you receive the information?

02:00

Apparently the person that was involved in the accident asked for EMS reference side pain.

02:08

I don't see where we've had any call for it.

02:11

FHP has the call.

02:15

Now they're advising, she's advising she does not want EMS.

02:22

She's just want law enforcement.

02:28

Copy, thank you.

02:29

We did have a call that similar, on I-4 with a similar vehicle description, but they don't want to EMS, we can cancel and continue on enforcement.

02:39

Ten-four. I do remember that engine 25, I believe, stopped by one of them and they were advised that they were not needed, but she was making it sound like FHP didn't go on the scene.

02:55

Yeah, I did 25 and myself in 508, Chief of 508, we're on a call on I-4 just east of the Berkeley intersection, and it was a similar vehicles.

03:07

10-4[1], I copy.

03:08

Well, she is advising that she does not want EMS.

03:15

I copy. You can complete us and then continue law enforcement.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message is received and understood.

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