Car fired airsoft gun at semi truck on ohio turnpike, Strongsville OH
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WeaponsA red older Mercedes fired an airsoft or paintball gun at a semi truck's trailer on the Ohio Turnpike near mile marker 160 eastbound. The vehicle had a covered license plate. The trailer showed only paint residue with no damage. The driver reported the incident and left the scene while officials searched for the vehicle.
Audio|Heard on: Ohio Turnpike Commission and OSP District 10
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04:42
Transcript:
00:00
From the 160 eastbound, there's going to be a road rage, caller's going to be in a semi, and is advising that there's a Mercedes that shot an Airsoft gun at their trailer.
00:11
They'll be going eastbound.
00:17
I advise the gates, see if they exit, see if they can see anything.
00:22
Turn back to Strongsville.
00:24
Okay.
00:28
Strongsville.
00:29
It's kind of useless to even be out here.
00:36
Do you be on the lookout for a possible older Mercedes-red passenger car that shot an air rifle at a trailer.
00:44
I don't have plate.
00:45
I try to get more information just in case it exits.
00:49
Anything else has a description?
00:52
No, just an older Mercedes PC red in color.
00:55
I'll try to get you further.
00:57
Strong's real clear.
01:02
2712, read of 2712.
01:05
Buria Sandus, you know a walk, Maria.
01:09
No, go ahead.
01:11
Signal 6[1].
01:13
Have a great night.
01:15
Will they be remaining on scene or do they smell that trooper?
01:20
Nope, they're leaving right now.
01:22
Okay, thank you.
01:24
Copy signals you from here as well.
01:27
Okay, thank you.
01:28
98, you can disregard the exchange information.
01:31
They are 45.
01:34
Okay, 10.
01:40
Brea, 2811.
01:46
Station calling Brea.
01:50
2811, 230 westbound, inside shoulder,
01:55
looks like a 37B maybe on a jeep.
02:04
Okay, 2811.
02:11
2858, root of 2858.
02:19
on the inside shoulder, 230 westbound.
02:25
Copy, all clear.
02:28
Very accurate.
02:30
Okay,
02:34
2811, 2858, do you copy?
02:37
That was 2.30 eastbound?
02:43
Correct.
02:44
Copy.
02:51
2814, 2831.
02:54
Turnpike the 161, they just took your exit.
02:59
Turnpike Strongsville, Turnpike.
03:02
2811, go ahead.
03:04
Go ahead.
03:06
Sorry, Mark.
03:07
We're spreading eastbound from the building.
03:11
Gate 161, lane 5, signal 6.
03:15
Ha ha, copy.
03:18
Can you get a plate on that vehicle?
03:21
Who do you follow? St.
03:22
Trumpi? Clear.
03:25
It was covered in snow and it wasn't a cataract, it was a Mercedes.
03:30
You've got a plate cover on it, too, so you're not going to be able to see it.
03:38
Two, fifty seven clear.
03:48
If you can get a squat here, one of the passengers has chest pain, just recently had surgery.
03:59
Turnpike 161, Signal 6[1] that car had itself on I-71.
04:09
4351 do you clear me from that road reach?
04:12
Right,
04:13
so what they are separated,
04:16
the aggressor ended up going 71 southbound and it was given a post-52.
04:20
They're going to pull for it.
04:24
Okay,
04:25
does the commercial want to stop somewhere and check out his trailer just to verify that it was Marysov?
04:33
No, he said that it was, it almost would be like paintball.
04:37
He said there were colors on it, but that there was no damage.
04:40
He just wanted to let us know.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Signal 6: Unknown meaning (agency-specific code)
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Ohio Tpke, Strongsville, OH
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