Sedan drives wrong way on I-70 east exit near mile 10, Ohio County WV
TrafficA dark-colored sedan drove the wrong way on the eastbound exit ramp of Interstate 70 near mile 10 in West Virginia. Officers coordinated and set up a roadblock to slow down and redirect traffic for safety. The exit was turned into a turnaround to manage traffic, including tractor trailers, while the interstate was closed in both directions due to the incident, which resulted in a fatality.
Audio|Source: Northern Panhandle WV Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Just received a call for a sedan that turned around on the eastbound 10 exit, turned around in the middle of the exit, and headed back down the exit, westbound in the eastbound lanes, the dark-colored sedan.
00:16
121. I just passed it.
00:17
It looked like he was trying to get back on the highway.
00:20
I don't know what he's doing.
00:21
If he continues down the wrong way, 128 will catch him.
00:29
One or nine more shall he be ten eight in football game.
00:34
Ten for one or nine ten eight for the game.
00:37
One twenty eight goes by touch of.
00:40
Observe that happened, he's back on the exit.
00:43
He's not traveling down the interstate the wrong way anymore.
00:47
Copy.
00:48
Squad to it.
00:49
Squad to it.
00:54
All right, I'm starting a roadblock from the 12.5.
00:58
We're slow rolling.
00:59
Mm-hmm.
01:05
6779.
01:11
Myself in 605 are up here on 70.
01:12
Where did you need it at?
01:18
128. Can you answer that?
01:23
Good, 679.
01:29
We're up on 70, where'd you need it up?
01:35
We're going to slow traffic down.
01:37
If you guys can just slow it down back that way, it's true, but nobody's flying up the hill here.
01:48
I don't know the duration of how long this is going to last, but if we want to have someone at the 10 redirecting traffic, Westbound to take five at National Road, it might be a good idea, so we don't have people taking it upon themselves to do it.
02:02
Dispatch to 121,
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128,
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responding officers.
02:07
Go ahead.
02:09
Donegal Township, there is no place for a tractor trailer to go through West Alexander.
02:13
Tractor trailers cannot be diverted off.
02:21
Yeah, I figured that so.
02:23
So if we could send 6, 7, 9 to the 10, direct traffic off the 10, the 70 west, 2 to the 5 to take National Road.
02:33
That way we don't have people going down to Ellis Pike and wherever.
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Copy 6, 69.
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Did you copy that?
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Right, we're dragging.
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16.05 dispatch.
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I'm clear for my traffic stop in that crash break.
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1605 of the county guys, you need me to help you out with anything.
02:56
16 Mars, 1042 shift.
02:58
I'll be 108 for Cameron football.
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104. 1042, you're 108 for Cameron football.
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121.
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121.
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121.
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121 to 16-0.
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At this time, we have fire taken to 10 to turn it into a turnaround.
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It's going to get congest eventually though.
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1470, split there if you just want to sit with your lights.
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10-4[1] guys, I'll slow it traffic down, coming down the hill to you, slow it up to anything else.
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I'll clear from that detail.
03:33
That'll be 10-8[2] for camera football as well.
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I appreciate it, thank you.
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241, clear the details, any cameras, we'll go.
03:44
114-14-121.
03:47
Gotcha.
03:49
Just finish up the range, I'm west down on 70.10.
03:53
Are you looking to shut down traffic coming eastbound or what are you looking to do?
03:58
Yeah, we're shutting 70 West, correction, 70 East at the state line down.
04:02
We're going to turn the 10 and do a turnaround for tractor trailers and such.
04:07
I believe FD is closed or not on scene already.
04:11
Can I partner, if you need any help or not, copy up.
04:14
21, I'm at the state line, it's closed.
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Copy.
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14 years back.
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Yeah, Colin, go ahead.
04:35
They can find the news they can run up something across the screen and other people now come to Westbound situation.
04:46
Affirmative, they are shutting down 70 in Washington, both directions.
04:53
This is a fatality.
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10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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10-8: In service
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