Police follow elderly driver for safety check near Smoketown Rd, Prince William County VA


Police followed an elderly male driving a white Ford Escape near Smoketown Road and Parkway after reports of suspicious driving. They monitored the vehicle to ensure safety and planned to stop it if the driver deviated from his route.
Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire
03:13
Transcript:
00:00
Just, ma'am, I just had a white Ford Escape past me on Smoket, going towards the Parkway.
00:05
The driver looks like an elderly male, I'm trying to catch up to him right now.
00:08
All units be direct on White Fort Escape just headed towards Smoketown at Parkway.
00:14
15. I don't have eyes on it, so it's possible you made a left onto the parkway, which would be heading towards the address, I believe.
00:21
Okay, made a left on the parkway, the classroom hitting back toward the address.
00:26
In 281. In the meantime, copy a list of locations for checking, please.
00:30
Okay, go ahead. Midasdale Plaza, Center Plaza, Glendale Plaza,
00:35
and Forestdale Plaza,
00:36
as well as sheets,
00:39
and then the plazas surrounding the Hospital, Atomic Festival, and the Mall.
00:44
U.S. B.D.R.
00:46
7, I clear. I can go check one of those.
00:49
Okay, can you check Maple and center?
00:51
That's ma'am. Okay, I need my Glendale Plaza.
00:53
Do an ALPR reader.
00:54
Can they please upload that to it, please?
00:57
Anyone with an LPR?
00:58
It's open 13.
00:59
That's kind of six.
01:00
I've got to clear from here. We can check them all areas since we're here.
01:04
Okay. Box 8903 on 5 Bravo for an auto accident.
01:07
The Nassiz Drive in Mathis Avenue.
01:08
It was 508, Enter 508 at 1337 K.AW.334.
01:12
The check four still applies at 15-0-E.
01:15
So is the name.
01:16
1550. I'm behind the car.
01:17
We're on Farquay.
01:18
We just passed in any of them.
01:19
Okay, 1550 behind the vehicle.
01:21
You copy tags, just to verify.
01:23
Go ahead. Virginia, Victor, Delta, Juliet, 4306.
01:27
That's it. You're behind the vehicle.
01:28
I'll use B-Direct.
01:29
He's actually behind the vehicle in the call.
01:31
281, everybody else can clear.
01:32
1550, just follow him home.
01:33
He starts to deviate away from the path and go ahead and initiate a traffic stop.
01:37
Yeah, I'm driving behind him now.
01:38
He's driving fine.
01:39
1626 direct to 1550 if you do have to pull them over, she's like, he's very nice at these officers, so you should be fine.
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Smoketown Rd, Virginia
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