Car stopped wrong way on Highway 20 after swerving to avoid crash, Anacortes WA


A car is stopped facing the wrong way on westbound Highway 20 near Thompson Road after the driver swerved to avoid a crash caused by another vehicle running a red light. The car is blocking traffic. The driver is having a panic attack but refuses medical help.
Audio|Source: Washington State Patrol - Skagit & Island County Dispatch
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Transcript:
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We got with a car facing the wrong way on westbound 20 at Thompson Road.
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(name withheld).
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(number withheld).
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(number withheld).
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(number withheld).
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(number withheld).
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Apparently, she swerved to avoid a crash from someone who ran a light.
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We're going to try and get her to the shoulder facing the right way once we get a breaking traffic.
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(number withheld).
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She's torn from morning and be able to put on a front of an automobile.
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Till 24 is 19.
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She's on Thompson Road.
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She's having a panic attack, but she's declined aid.
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I think of it.
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Location mentioned:
State Rte 20 & Thompson Rd, Anacortes, WA 98221
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