Driver found asleep at the wheel on Tamiami Trail, North Port FL
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Alcohol ViolationAccording to the dispatch call, a driver was found asleep at the wheel on Tamiami Trail near North Port Boulevard. The vehicle was a gray Dodge pickup truck last seen driving southbound toward Tuscola. The driver may have been impaired.
Audio|Heard on: Sarasota County Sheriff, Venice and North Port Police
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Transcript:
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Northport 3 William 14, signal 13 vehicle.
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Signal 1[2]3[1], signal 13, 151.
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151.
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51 to Tamiami Trail and North Port Boulevard, last seen headed southbound on Tamiami Trail.
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Complainant called 911,
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advising that he woke up a driver who was stopped in the middle of the roadway, asleep at the wheel on 41, possibly driving impaired.
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Last seen headed southbound towards Tuscola, it is a gray Dodge pickup truck.
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Further information, a Tennessee 28 unknown what that is with a 50 to 60 year old male driver.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Signal 13: Suspicious person
[2]
Signal 1: Drunk driver (impaired driver)
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Location mentioned:
N Port Blvd & S Tamiami Trl, North Port, FL 34287
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