Person walking on interstate reported as road hazard, Terre Haute IN

Traffic

Reported: 10/26/2025 03:45 PM

I 70, Riley Township, IN 47803

A person was reported walking on the interstate, creating a road hazard. The subject was described as a white male wearing a gray sweatshirt, blue pants, a baseball hat with the hood up, a stubby beard, and tattoos on his arms. Units contacted and checked on the subject near the interstate.

Audio|Source: Terre Haute Public Safety and Vigo County Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

I think I'm away this person on the interstate call heard, possibly one of your units looking for a subject.

00:06

What was the description? I got a white.

00:13

713.

00:15

713.

00:17

You can close my cat, I didn't know it's in this position.

00:22

It just came in as a call as a road hazard. He was walking in the road.

00:27

The call that I called over to ISP4, I think it was a white male.

00:33

Well, first they said a white male, then someone said a black male, wearing a black beanie and black sweater for a city.

00:41

7.30?

00:42

Go ahead.

00:44

Dispatch 512. Did they locate that subject to my 70?

00:48

Are there not for 28 out of Illinois?

00:53

Dispatch, 916. Nice.

00:56

Go ahead.

00:58

512, it's 345. I'm out with the white male here with the gray sweatshirt and a blue backpack, blue pants here at the mile 8.5 eastbound.

01:08

Is there anything in Cody on that Lynn subject?

01:11

916, he is negative in Cody.

01:14

George, Nora, boy-boy,

01:17

097, put that in the media, please.

01:20

Okay, Claire,

01:22

can you give me a description?

01:25

Claire.

01:26

You can close that citation, check, that tab with the citation.

01:30

Also, do you have the last 40% of the higher hand?

01:33

Central engine on you?

01:35

I believe he's in his 30s or 40s. He's wearing a baseball hat with his hood up, gray sweatshirt, got a...

01:42

Stubly beard, tattoos on his arms.

01:47

Harry, back to the west right there, you do have lines.

01:50

Stay high.

01:52

916. IRF is 2590, 2590.

01:57

That's a good copy in sight, thank you.

01:59

916, clear.

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