Red vehicle found off highway with driver absent, Benton County TN


A red vehicle was found off the side of Hwy 70 with no one inside. The registered owner has an active warrant from Wisconsin and is listed on a sex offender registry. Witnesses reported a man and woman exited the vehicle and walked along Hwy 70 toward Jackson. The incident involved a hit-and-run and temporarily blocked a traffic lane before the interstate was cleared.
Audio|Source: Tennessee Highway Patrol District 8
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Transcript:
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8837, the only thing I'm saying is one red vehicle off the side of the roadway.
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104.
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8837, 10.2837. 10.8.3837. 2837.
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8837.
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Tennessee 28562 Bravo Papa Keelow Fox Trot For that shows in 07 and 4 maroonic car
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104 and there is no one around the vehicle
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T and 37
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Okay, there were several hits on the registered owner of that vehicle.
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chose one out of Wisconsin that would be full extradition.
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The others are showing that he's on the registry.
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Okay, 4'10, now I'm at first part of there.
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The registered owner of that vehicle is showing an active warrant out of Wisconsin.
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There are other entries indicating that he is on the 6th offender registry.
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104. Give me the next schedule 1048 class death or not.
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104.
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1040. See it, 37.
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3.7.
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Walking over to near Hwy 70, an individual is waving me down, possibly with us.
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Okay.
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3816. 1816. 1816.
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1097 lane one is going to be blocked and we'll see if I can't get these moved to the exit.
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P.D. 16 and 4.
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I believe the MS is responding let me know if they're still needed.
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8837.
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8837.
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I was advised that a man and a woman got out of the vehicle and started walking on Hwy 70 towards Jackson.
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Further any description?
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1050, he just said man and woman.
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10.4.
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I'm walking back over there just thinking I'll grab the description.
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Okay boy.
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Provid, it's going to be here 1048.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.
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Thank.
03:31
Is that crash before or after the bigger round?
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Just before, it's going to be able to be moved. I'm going to have him move to the exit. I'm going to be escorting him up there.
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We'll even clear the intersection, or the interstate.
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Can't go ahead down there.
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1050, once we get off this, we'll be good to go.
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It appears it's going to be a 1053 hitting run dispatch.
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88. 886.
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We're now off interstate, interstate's open.
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Location mentioned:
Hwy 70 W, Tennessee 38320
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