Driver with possible mental health crisis stops on highway, Merrillville IN
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a driver with possible mental health issues or PTSD stopped on northbound I-65 near Merrillville, Indiana, using hazard lights. Emergency units are tracking the vehicle near mile marker 252, east of Indiana 47, close to Spring Creek.
Audio|Heard on: Hobart Area Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
02:6
Transcript:
00:00
Clear.
00:05
We may be coming to a halt at the 252.1 mile marker.
00:11
Copy.
00:15
We're going to be stopped at the 252.2 mile marker.
00:19
Northbound.
00:22
Dr. Paul, (number withheld).
00:33
I guess I drop the ball back to the city.
00:36
Paul (number withheld).
00:42
I'll be clear out of the signal 27 when you're ready.
00:50
We clear on 15.
00:52
Oh my patch here, please.
00:55
Edward Robert (number withheld).
00:57
It's on the silver Nissan.
00:58
The TV.
01:03
This is 1.15, I'm 104.
01:05
I get 1,m0.10.
01:06
You said this is somebody else, I'm going to be able to get here.
01:10
Just want to check it.
01:13
24, one male detained.
01:16
Is South of 30 or North of 30?
01:19
Keith South of 30.
01:23
Can you let State know that this now?
01:26
Has PTSD and actually pulled over with his hazards on? He's on I-65.
01:31
So,
01:32
he's got to call him out of South of Indiana 47.
01:35
He has hit right there.
01:43
We have him on Dax now.
01:45
You can hear his hazards in the background.
01:47
He's a lot of these 10-4[1], but there's no one of his head.
01:52
Okay, he's pulled over I-65 northbound hazards on east of I-47.
01:57
Yeah,
02:00
that's what I'm showing.
02:01
Looks like there's a Spring Creek nearby.
02:06
Ten four.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
I-65, Merrillville, IN
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