Vehicle disabled on exit ramp causes traffic blockage, St. Petersburg FL


A car stopped working and blocked traffic on the exit ramp near 22nd Avenue and I-275. The driver needs medical help but no weapons are involved.
Audio|Source: Pinellas County Sheriff and EMS, Clearwater / St. Petersburg Police
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Transcript:
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They are at 22nd Avenue and 275,
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they're off the interstate.
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They're down on the exit ramp near 22nd Avenue going northbound.
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Probably out of, yes, just now.
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Not yet, I just am notifying you.
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I was on the phone with them when it happened because they had a flashing check engine light and stopped accelerating and then it just no longer accelerates.
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