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Wrong-way driver stopped on Interstate 5 in Washington, Cowlitz County WA

Traffic

Reported: 10/1/2025 06:26 PM

I-5, Washington

Police stopped a wrong-way driver on Interstate 5 near milepost 21 in Washington. Backup was requested to cover the vehicle.

Audio|Source: Cowlitz County Public Safety, Columbia County Law Dispatch

00:38

Transcript:

00:00

Point R. County, can you get the wrongway 5-5 driver in for State, please?

00:06

Calling now.

00:11

You're with when he is, you copy State.

00:20

Go ahead. Go ahead.

00:23

I believe State was asking for codes, recover,

00:26

21 north, I believe.

00:30

A firm I just got off the fun of them. They're 21 north, just north of that requesting code 3[1] cover.

00:37

The vehicle is stopped.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

code 3: Emergency response with lights and sirens

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I-5, Washington

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