Drowsy driver in pickup swerves into oncoming traffic

Heard on: Oregon State Police - Roseburg Station

01:12

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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3327, 1213, a driving complaint up on Highway 38/99.

00:11

3727, we're definitely.

00:15

Affirmative. I don't know if you can get behind it or not or get even close to it.

00:19

There's a deputy following it.

00:22

It's going to be on the 99 portion of Highway 38,

00:26

the Umpqua Highway, around milepost 53.

00:31

It's a white pickup truck and it swerved into oncoming traffic near that location.

00:37

Male driver appeared to be.

00:38

Falling asleep at the wheel.

00:40

The vehicle is registered out of Yoncalla.

00:44

Copy. Is the deputy going to pull over?

00:48

I don't know.

00:55

3713.

00:58

Go ahead.

01:00

We don't have anyone in position for that.

01:02

Driving 2119 just pulled that one for a while.

01:05

See if we get more calls on it.

01:06

If we do, we'll send it down to Grants Pass.

01:11

I copy, 1713.

2026-10-21 00:10 UTC

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OR-38 & Umpqua Hwy, Drain, OR 97435

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As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers and deputies discussed a possible impaired driver in a white pickup truck on Highway 38/99 near milepost 53. The truck reportedly swerved into oncoming traffic, and the male driver appeared to be falling asleep at the wheel while a deputy followed it.

Drowsy driver in pickup swerves into oncoming traffic

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