Pickup truck drives wrong way on US-69 causing crash, Lumberton TX
A white Dodge Dually pickup truck was driving northbound in the southbound lane on US-69 near Lumberton, Texas. The truck ran off into a ditch and appears to have been damaged. The vehicle continued driving erratically at about 65 mph toward Kountze and Coots.
Audio|Source: Hardin County Public Safety
02:20
Transcript:
00:00
In County, any units in area north of Lumberton?
00:09
Goody headed northbound in the southbound lane, headed northbound on 69, north of Lumberton, getting a more precise location at this time.
00:19
It's going to be northbound in the southbound lane, running off in the ditch, so it looks like he's already wrecked his truck.
00:25
It's going to be a Dodge Dually.
00:26
It's going to be a white Dodge Dually.
00:32
No, he's northbound.
00:34
He was in the southbound lane.
00:36
I think the caller's advising, he's back in the proper lane, but he's advising it looks like he may have already wrecked the vehicle once.
00:44
Uh, Tibble.
00:46
Yeah,
00:51
good. I'm going to have time.
00:52
I'll pick me out.
00:53
I'll tell you about anything. I'll just have a surprise and see.
00:55
Okay.
01:00
Do you see them?
01:07
No, I'm not, I'm south down or Christian? Yeah, Southbound I'm coming up to standby.
01:17
Okay, yeah, just about 10 seconds ago they were passing Blythe.
01:23
Okay, I'm not sure what Blythe is.
01:29
I'm coming up.
01:31
Standby, I'll tell you what's pretty nice, and I'm not sure.
01:34
I think you're south of life already.
01:36
105, are you clear on?
01:38
Yes, ma'am.
01:44
County, I'm at Colonial.
01:47
Okay, you're already south of them.
01:54
105 caller says they're almost in a cootts now they're doing about 65
02:02
okay 13 canada passed 327 yeah they're already north of 327 he got in the northbound lane now he said they're coming into coots right now it's gonna be able to dodge dually 10-4[1]
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US-69, Lumberton, TX
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