Man stands on I-270 northbound freeway waving at cars, Columbus OH


A man is standing in the middle of the northbound I-270 freeway near the East Broad Street ramp, waving at cars and trying to get someone to stop. Two calls were received reporting this situation. Emergency responders are coordinating a response to assist the individual.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 2 East Side
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Transcript:
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Both cars, if you start for the 16[1] high risk, it's on the freeway, 270 northbound to the East Broad Street ramp.
00:06
So there's a male wearing jeans, standing in the middle of the freeway, trying to wave cars down, trying to get somebody to stop. We received two calls on it.
00:13
620, that's the run of on now. Check both directions north and south,
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and Eastman and Broad Street.
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Let's go forth.
00:21
Makeup, I'm 141, 144. You're clear.
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You won't before.
00:28
Coford, thanks.
00:34
991.
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991.
00:42
C5015 will have one stable 2 grams.
00:46
You copy S192, copy?
00:49
Yes, Sint 2, I copy. I'll copy. I'll be it out here before.
00:53
Copy.
00:58
I need one.
01:00
Good.
01:07
Can you call fire and tell Engine 15 to come back and pick up the guy they left here, please?
01:13
I can do that.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
16: Disturbance or incident requiring police response, including traffic accidents, domestic issues, or mental health crises.
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I-270, Columbus, OH
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