Pedestrian on freeway mainline near Pacific Ave, Tacoma WA


Police responded to multiple reports of a pedestrian walking on the freeway mainline near Pacific Avenue in Tacoma. Officers located the pedestrian and advised him over a public address system to exit the freeway. The pedestrian acknowledged the officers' instructions by giving a thumbs up.
Audio|Source: Washington State Patrol Dispatch - Dist 1 East / West
02:24
Transcript:
00:00
I'm in the area of the pedestrian at 705.
00:05
I have 1239, 532.
00:11
Next one of UT.
00:17
1239, Unable, OK, 534.
00:24
1127 to come with clear a items.
00:29
1127-25.
00:36
1127 Tacoma disabled.
00:40
1127 Tacoma disabled. Going to be north 167-224th.
00:45
Boy, Adam Mary, 1963.
00:49
Go ahead the plate once on?
00:53
Boy, Adam Mary, 1963.
01:00
11 C-7-5-ish.
01:06
22, the phone topic.
01:10
123.
01:13
Southline, approaching 15.
01:16
Bulli item,
01:17
Robert 3301 should come back to a forward EPPO at 50.
01:26
On 23, 536.
01:44
OS patrols reference pedestrian giving multiple additional calls now, now found approaching Pacific on the mainline.
01:57
1239 on being wrong.
02:01
1239, 539.530.
02:06
1239. I'm going to head by 2.
02:11
123.539.
02:16
I don't know.
02:17
I've heard 1239.
02:18
I advised him on the PA to exit the freeway and he gave me a thumbs up, well two thumbs up actually.
02:23
So you should be aware.
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Location mentioned:
Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA
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