Wrong-way driver stops and flees near Riverfront Drive, Mankato MN


A driver was going the wrong way near Riverfront Drive exit to Highway 169. The driver stopped and blocked traffic but then fled onto Owatonna Street driving recklessly in a gray Ford SUV.
Audio|Source: Mankato Mayo Clinic Ambulance Dispatch
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Transcript:
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We have a wrong way driver.
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We got them stopped and just kind of blocking traffic.
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On the riverfront drive exit to 169, (number withheld), and they're taking off.
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In which direction?
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Going up, the wrong way on the ramp,
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looks like they're turning off the side street here.
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Okay, we will let PD know.
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Just looking at the map, it's going to be Owatonna Street.
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Happy, Owatonna Street.
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They turned on to Owatonna Street?
00:41
Correct.
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We were stopping traffic for them trying to protect them, but they just drove off and almost clipped the car doing it.
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Happy.
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Gray,
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Ford, Escape, or Explorer,
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and (number withheld) is a Minnesota plate.
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Location mentioned:
US-169, Mankato, MN
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