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Wrong way driver reported on us highway 51 near state route 15Washington County IL

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IL-15 & US-51, Ashley Township, IL 62808

A driver was reported traveling the wrong way on U.S. Highway 51 southbound in the northbound lane near State Route 15 in Ashley Township, Illinois. The vehicle was described as a four-door sedan. Authorities were notified and were responding to the location.

Audio|Source: Washington County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, Mt. Vernon Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Now, we just took a report of a wrong-way driver at U.S.
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Highway 51 in State Route 15.
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It just turned on 51 south, driving in the northbound lane.
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It would be a four-door sedan.
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Pousalconsookin 28.
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10-4[1]. Can you 109? Your left.
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No, low place.
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Found in the northbound lane.
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104, can you advise Perry County? I'm in Oakville.
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I'll start that direction anyway.
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Ninety-five one?
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Ninety-five one, go ahead.
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County 951,
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we got a call about a wrong-way driver on U.S.
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Highway 51.
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I went north from my residence.
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Have you received any other calls on it?
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Affirmative, the call that we got advised they were heading southbound in the north-south.
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Do you know how far south they were?
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Approximately 10 minutes ago, they had just turned on.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative

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IL-15 & US-51, Ashley Township, IL 62808

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