Passenger pounds on car door during highway merge conflict, Rockford IL


A passenger in a silver Toyota Corolla got out and pounded on the door of a woman driving a black Toyota RAV4 on I-90 near Rockford, Illinois. Both vehicles were moving slowly in traffic due to a merging conflict. The passenger wore an orange shirt and did not display any weapons.
Audio|Source: Illinois State Police Districts 1, 7, and 16
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Transcript:
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155, I have a caller on the line advising that they are at its stop. I 90 Westbound at 16.5, 90 Weston at the 16 and a half.
00:08
She guys with a vehicle in front of her, a silver Toyota Corolla L.E. She did give me a plate.
00:13
The passenger got out of that vehicle and was pounding on her door,
00:16
and they are still in front of her.
00:31
Sterling, Charles 204, 1041, seal 22, secure two hours.
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Sterling 177, also being around from I-90 at the 25.
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77-14.
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And the caller is in a black Toyota Rat 4.
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The passenger is back in the other vehicle now.
00:57
They are still moving in traffic. It is slow rolling at this time.
01:02
She guys had nothing happened originally that led up to this. It was just people trying to merge in, and then the passenger got out.
01:08
She doesn't have any other descriptors on the passenger besides an orange shirt. I do have a plate and I'll attach it.
01:14
The caller advised that they're now in front of the casino on 90, still on a slow roll,
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that the caller advised that the person was pounding on her passenger door. She didn't hear him say anything and didn't see any weapons, but she wasn't looking.
01:34
Yep.
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90.
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177, they just passed the Route 20 exit.
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I-90, Rockford, IL
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