Welfare check on truck driver at i-271 rest area, Summit County OH


Police were requested to check on a truck driver found unexpectedly stopped at a rest area on I-271 in Ohio. The driver was not responding to calls and was out of the expected route.
Audio|Source: Bath, Peninsula and Richfield Police, Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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Can you respond to the 271 northbound rest area for a welfare check[1]? It is a brown Kenworth tractor trailer with Bayless trucking on the door.
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The driver is supposed to be in Indiana, so they are not sure why he is in Ohio, and he is not answering his phone, which is unusual for him.
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Copy from Wheatley Row.
Police codes explained
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[1]
welfare check: Request for police to check on someone's well-being
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Location mentioned:
I-271, Ohio
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