Pontiac drives erratically on Cosby Hwy near McDonald's, Newport TN


A Pontiac Vibe was reported driving erratically on Cosby Highway near Walgreens and McDonald's. The vehicle swerved in and out of lanes and nearly caused head-on collisions. A caller in a silver Buick followed the car until it turned into McDonald's.
Audio|Source: Cocke County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS, Newport Police and Fire
02:22
Transcript:
00:00
County on Cosby Highway, just turned up from Walgreens up to Cosby Highway.
00:03
Got a report on the Pontiac Vibe all over the roadway, said he'd almost hit a couple cars head on.
00:14
44.
00:16
They said the tag was going to be 890, Boy David, Yankee, David, 890, Boy David, Yanky David.
00:25
But that's not coming back to, it's a, that comes back to a 2011 dog lighting color.
00:37
147 don't be in the route off.
00:41
10,4.
00:48
The CBS intersection right now, caller is still behind them.
00:58
Silver Buick, that's the caller that's behind them.
01:07
I'm going to pass Western Auto.
01:16
He just went into the turn lane and went for a few feet in and got back over into the roadway, going back on past big voids.
01:32
That vehicle is turning into McDonald's right now as we speak.
01:50
22-03.
01:53
You got phone. No.
02:01
No.
02:09
They say that he's in the lane closest to the building.
02:19
Damn before I see it. I'm gonna get through and I'm gonna stop it.
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Location mentioned:
Near Cosby Hwy, Newport, TN 37821
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