Wrong-way driver stopped on I-380 near Waterloo

Heard on: Black Hawk County IA Regional Law Dispatch

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Cedar Falls 520, I think I just ran across at probably that Malibu.

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He was going southbound in the northbound on I-380, past my marker 59 now.

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Cedar Falls 376, I'll go ahead and start talking to you.

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10-4.

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Cedar Falls, I'm trying to get in front of him.

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He was traveling probably about 100,

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but now he's slowing down.

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I just need to shoot through the median for far enough in front of him.

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10-4.

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Cedar Falls, I think I got him stopped.

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That'd be (number withheld), (number withheld), Ohio.

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10-4.

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Five hundred and 20 . It does show that the driver is barred.

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Cedar Falls, 520 .

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I am ten two.

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I am probably going to take into this scale.

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I am just going to pull off on the shoulder further.

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Ten four.

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And I know I called it out earlier, but could you just log the plate for the 20th (number withheld)?

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10-4, it's in there.

2026-10-23 03:15 UTC

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I 380, Waterloo, Iowa 50702, United States

Wrong-way driver stopped on I-380 near Waterloo

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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a wrong-way driver in a Chevrolet Malibu traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of I-380 near mile marker 59. The vehicle was reportedly traveling around 100 mph before slowing and was stopped on the shoulder. The driver was identified as barred and was taken to a scale for further processing.

Wrong-way driver stopped on I-380 near Waterloo

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