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SUV drives wrong way on bypass, evades police stop, Charlottesville VA

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Locust Ave, Charlottesville, VA

An SUV was seen driving the wrong way on the westbound bypass near Locust Ave and almost caused a head-on collision with a police vehicle. Officers tried to find and stop the SUV but lost sight of it near Locust Ave.

Audio|Source: Charlottesville City Police Department
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Transcript:
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Start a unit to the westbound bypass.
00:03
I've had a vehicle going eastbound to westbound lane.
00:05
Almost head on with me.
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I don't have a body cam right now.
00:08
I'm going to turn around, try to get it stopped.
00:09
I can head over his direction.
00:12
104, 143, we're on the bypass, what?
00:14
I did Meadowbrook Road.
00:15
It was some sort of a SUV, I believe.
00:19
I don't know how to make the model. Time to sit.
00:20
143 to 117.
00:21
You can stay clear. I'm all the way up at Locus.
00:22
I'm not seeing it anymore.
00:23
I must have turned off somewhere.

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Locust Ave, Charlottesville, VA
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