Man flags traffic by disabled hatchback; wrong-way pickup, Bakersfield CA


Audio reports an elderly man standing in front of a disabled dark blue hatchback on the right shoulder, holding an empty Gatorade bottle and trying to flag down traffic. The caller also reports a dark gray Tacoma pickup driving southbound in the northbound lanes.
Audio|Source: Kern County Sheriff/Bakersfield PD
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Transcript:
of Comanche on Rose Island. 1. (name withheld) 500.50. 158 was the Comanche on 1, (name withheld) 500 out of Rhode Island. 1126[1] X-ray. 10,0005 at 58. It's a dark blue hatchback vehicle on the right-hand shoulder with the hood up. There is an elderly male standing in front of the vehicle, trying to flag down traffic, holding an empty Gatorade bottle. Zero. Bye-bye. Forgerna. Parties headed southbound in northbound lanes for a dark gray Tacoma pickup occupied by an elderly male.
of Comanche on Rose Island. 1. (name withheld) 500.50. 158 was the Comanche on 1, (name withheld) 500 out of Rhode Island. 1126[1] X-ray. 10,0005 at 58. It's a dark blue hatchback vehicle on the right-hand shoulder with the hood up. There is an elderly male standing in front of the vehicle, trying to flag down traffic, holding an empty Gatorade bottle. Zero. Bye-bye. Forgerna. Parties headed southbound in northbound lanes for a dark gray Tacoma pickup occupied by an elderly male.
Police codes explained
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[1]
1126: Disabled Vehicle
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Location mentioned:
Islands Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93312
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