Driver abandons vehicle on I-90 and disappears, Austin MN


A driver abandoned their vehicle on I-90 near mile marker 177 in Austin, Minnesota, possibly by jumping out the window. The eastbound traffic was shut down while officers searched for the missing driver last seen heading toward 6th Street on the east side.
Audio|Source: Austin Law Enforcement
01:28
Transcript:
00:00
So I know I got DOT called out, hopefully they'll be in or all that sooner than later, and my troopers called out as well will be coming from Austin as soon as it gets in.
00:07
And when you have a second, I'll take any 20s to go.
00:10
Yes, one, four.
00:12
I have those information.
00:14
I have in Iowa 28th.
00:17
It's going to be David Mary Robert 799, David Mary Robert 799, Iowa.
00:23
And currently that driver is nowhere to be found.
00:26
It looks like they possibly jumped out the window.
00:29
All right. Thank you.
00:34
We are out.
00:36
Eastbound traffic at the 177 is shut down.
00:41
Happy Easton traffic at 177 shutdown.
00:48
22 to 5032 or 0.09?
00:57
32.09 is not going in until 7.
01:01
Javi, if you could head this way to just look for this guy, it looks like you headed back towards 6th Street.
01:12
Javi, I'm on I-9gating, just going by 11 drive.
01:16
You can check the way true.
01:22
Yeah, it looks like you would have headed back towards 6th Street, be on the east side.
01:27
Maybe jump the barriers, head that way.
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I-90, Austin, MN
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