Vehicle runs off road, driver flees on foot, Gainesville TX


A vehicle ran off Interstate 35 northbound near Glen Polk in Gainesville and ended up in the median with minor damage. The driver exited the vehicle and fled on foot. The driver may be intoxicated. Emergency services are responding to the scene.
Audio|Source: Gainesville / Cooke County Public Safety
02:51
Transcript:
00:00
Can you be in Route 2, near 3300 block of north, Interstate 35 northbound? We have a car that's run off the road into the ditch.
00:07
just before the Glen Polk location.
00:11
(number withheld), come on up here.
00:13
(name withheld).
00:14
All right.
00:19
Fifty one, because I got two weeks from the city as well.
00:21
Fifty one, your radio's breaking up.
00:25
I got two that left this thing, possibly in charge.
00:27
You need helpful people up here.
00:29
Affirmative.
00:30
She advised it was south of the Ford dealership on 35.
00:34
She could only advise about three minutes south of it.
00:37
We're up here there.
00:39
Partial on the service road.
00:40
received her GPD.
00:42
They advised that a subject got out of that vehicle and took off running possibly going to be intoxicated.
00:47
No.
00:48
If you won't begin, 10-4[1], how are your next record for William Lincoln or (number withheld)?
00:57
Received, also County does have a trooper en route.
00:59
We have blocked capacity.
01:00
We look it this way.
01:01
We should have everybody answered the 35.
01:03
Hold, I'm 1060 on the lever.
01:04
Please put down in a 51[2]'s call.
01:06
Show me on seeing. Oh, great.
01:07
4251[2], the other direction of travel.
01:08
Yeah, they're going to be just deep along with time.
01:10
Asch from Engine 1.
01:11
Engine 1 is going to be on the same of GPD in Texas CPS.
01:14
We do have a single vehicle.
01:16
It's in the median.
01:17
There's very minor damage.
01:18
We'll be up for a 6-16-1 for command.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
[2]
51: Request wrecker/tow truck
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Location mentioned:
Near I-35, Gainesville, TX 76240
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