Pickup truck driver swerves dangerously near highway, Janesville WI


Police are pursuing a white Dodge pickup truck with a topper that is swerving and driving dangerously northbound near I-90. The driver almost hit the median barrier and is weaving between lanes at speeds around 70 mph. Officers are requesting backup for the potentially reckless driver.
Audio|Source: Rock County Public Safety
03:24
Transcript:
00:00
I have a white Dodge pickup truck with a Topper.
00:04
We're northbound on there.
00:09
He's swerving really bad in his way to travel or varying speeds. I'm going to make a traffic stop line if you can make a work of a unit over here. He's driving pretty dangerously.
00:22
I guess State or Gainesville.
00:28
Hi, Kappi, you said I-90-I-Riffines.
00:33
Ten-four, we're going under the Delvin street exit right now.
00:42
I know.
00:45
Go ahead.
00:48
Can I get one or two downtown in the parking ramp, look for a marked question. I just saw walking around here.
00:56
Awesome. It looks like you've got a warrant.
01:03
So far.
01:05
Let's go forward.
01:08
Traffic, he almost struck the median barrier at one point.
01:13
He's going 70 miles an hour right now. We're in the second lane.
01:17
There's a few semis ahead of us,
01:20
but no traffic immediately next to us.
01:23
We're coming up to, I guess would be the Hume exit.
01:32
33,
01:33
I copy the shoot.
01:40
3325 he's weaving, we're in the second wing in the middle.
01:44
I can't tell the plate about a state. It's got a CRV, some type of business logo on it.
01:53
Still continuing north on if you can work units this way for me.
02:01
I'm happy we're getting in it headed your way.
02:08
2230.
02:11
2230. We have a bullet detective that's in a pursuit with a possible 55 driver on I-90.
02:18
It looks like they're near the Highway 14 exit.
02:22
Or notifying State Patrol as well, can I send 202 that way?
02:27
104.
02:30
And Bainesville exit. Central.
02:42
We're passing the 171 exit right now.
02:47
So, secondly, we've got two seven minutes in the right lane, speeds are 73,
02:52
still weaving within his lane.
03:05
On board. We can't see another flight counties because they have a Nordicuna available.
03:12
2240, I kept we're getting it out.
03:18
325-67 miles an hour in the second lane,
03:21
pretty light traffic.
03:23
I have still more phone.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Delavan Dr i, Janesville, WI 53546
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