Semi truck swerves across lanes at high speed, Watertown SD
TrafficA semi truck was observed driving at high speed and swerving across both lanes of eastbound traffic near 10th St SW in Watertown. The driver was laughing about the behavior. The reporting party is willing to file a complaint.
Audio|Source: Codington County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Caller advising with the wind, it was going way too fast, was swerving across both lanes of eastbound traffic.
00:07
10.4 all had that way.
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Okay. Reach all 65.
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Go ahead.
00:11
Call come in on 911, or is the driver willing to sign a complaint? A call came through Brown County Dispatch.
00:19
I can get a hold of the RP and see if I can get updated location if the driving behavior is continuing and if she'd like to sign a complaint.
00:27
10-4[1] and if you could just ask how she estimated speed as well.
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24. 10-4[1]-4-5-2.
00:35
Are you still sitting on U.S.
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12 outside town?
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10.4. I'm here here.
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Artio. 10.4. Do you want to keep an eye out for that semi? My radar remote is dead.
00:47
That's not for you. I'll keep it out for it.
00:48
A red vehicle I did add to the call here.
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near 10th St SW and 1st Ave SW was the intersection.
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She almost got hit.
00:56
RPA-advisor driver was laughing about it.
00:58
Does have a passenger in the vehicle.
01:00
Was last seen going south on 10th St SW.
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2.332.
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332, go ahead.
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You can close it out reporting.
01:08
I'll be turning. 65, go ahead.
01:09
Caller advised that she was coming up to a speed limit on Highway 12 there in Brown County where the speed is 70 miles an hour.
01:18
She was coming up to that speed in the vehicle or the semi-passer at a higher rate of speed.
01:24
She is willing to sign a complaint.
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10-4: Acknowledgement
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Location mentioned:
Near 10th St SW, Watertown, SD 57201
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