Police respond to wrong-way driver on bridge in West Memphis, West Memphis AR
TrafficPolice responded to reports of a vehicle driving the wrong way on a bridge on I-40 in West Memphis, Arkansas. Officers were dispatched quickly to locate the vehicle, but it was not immediately found. The vehicle was described as a white pickup truck with an Arkansas license plate, reported to be traveling westbound near the bridge. No further information was available, and officers continued to search the area.
Audio|Source: West Memphis & Marion Public Safety
05:11
Transcript:
00:00
How close is he to the bridge?
00:10
Our cameras can't pick him up.
00:17
340 series, I'm probably the closest unit, I'll let you know when I get there.
00:23
Good.
00:26
Oh, there just go ahead and get there pretty quick.
00:28
That's a dangerous situation, y'all get up there.
00:34
Go ahead.
00:39
We got Memphis coming, uh,
00:43
westbound. It just crossed off in Arkansas, so on 40.
00:52
Do you see the vehicle when it's going to reverse? Uh,
00:57
not yet.
01:00
3-46, I'm passing the bridge now and I don't see one in reverse.
01:05
Oh,
01:07
you probably made if I was going to be in reverse. Oh,
01:10
you probably made if I was a bridge.
01:15
I just cleared the bridge, getting off now.
01:19
He's not in sight.
01:21
Sure.
01:27
I'll be getting out with a pickup truck on the 55-over pass on NLK, Arkansas Tag, Echo X-ray,
01:37
(number withheld). It's on a white gosh pickup.
01:44
Echo X-ray (number withheld) returned to a nationwide auto dealers out of West Memphis.
01:54
No further information.
01:57
46, I'm back in there, wave on gas.
02:01
Check.
02:17
near E service road at Econnell Lodge.
02:21
We received a call from the front desk,
02:25
stating subject in room 168, called and hung up.
02:31
Dispatch could not regain contact.
02:34
We're attempting to reestablish contact, however, it's going to be negative. near E service road. The call is coming from room 168.
02:43
I'll show you some direct.
02:48
3.46, I'm coming back into the city. I'll be to Rick with him.
02:58
29. I got Arkansas up in.
03:04
Go ahead.
03:06
Alpha,
03:07
Indiana, Foxtrop 4-8, Sierra.
03:11
Alpha India Foxtrop 4-8 Sierra.
03:18
Also, India, Fox Try 4A, Sierra,
03:22
(number withheld), to a Herbert or Sheila Pointer out of Marion.
03:28
Insurance is unconfirmed, no NCRC.
03:35
Okay, nothing further.
03:37
Okay.
03:49
out of Memphis.
03:53
They're going to be... They're going to be...
04:01
They need additional or they're secure?
04:08
They have it advised if they needed additional. They needed additional.
04:11
They have a public service.
04:15
They have 46.
04:20
34693 I just saw one of them passing them okay at high-rate speech on the service or on the airs there's 3 on 40
04:49
That's my guess was a light charger.
04:54
They just devised their security they just opened their net back.
05:00
D-209, West Memphis.
05:02
I'm here.
05:04
D4 and myself were responding to a wrong-way driver on the bridge where I needed to locate. That's what we're going to.
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