Erratic driving and suspicious vehicle reported on interstate, Newberry County SC

Traffic

Reported: 11/14/2025 09:12 PM

I-26, South Carolina

Police pursued a black truck driving erratically on Interstate 26 near exit 65. Later, responders checked a suspicious white pickup entering a caller's long driveway. No weapons were found or reported.

Audio|Source: Newberry County Public Safety

03:15

Transcript:

00:00

What's your location now?

00:03

They can see exit 66.

00:13

Timble.

00:15

What kind of speed do they run?

00:20

About 70, 75.

00:23

Okay.

00:29

Chair 21, 37.

00:31

I just passed 70.

00:32

So there are a couple miles ahead of me.

00:34

Yeah,

00:38

I'm getting on in 72.

00:40

See if you can catch up with them before you get the county line.

00:47

Go ahead and notify Lawrence Highway.

00:49

We may not be able to catch up with them.

01:03

They're coming up on the rest area now.

01:11

Control 93.

01:15

Caller said her phone's going dead.

01:17

She just connected on me.

01:18

They just passed the rest area.

01:20

We're out at Lexington.

01:25

Now are.

01:27

J37, how far you made?

01:33

I'm coming up on the rest area now.

01:37

Yeah.

01:42

You've got one, Greenwood.

01:45

All right, your mail.

01:47

In Newberry County we have a report of a black truck driving erratically and slamming on the brakes on I-26 at the 65 westbound exit. We are clear.

02:00

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02:15

Control 037.

02:18

37.

02:22

I'm going to be out of the county now.

02:24

Let's show me clear, sounding case number.

02:27

Tibble.

02:31

County Control, Sierra 21.

02:35

Go ahead.

02:40

One, two, three, seven, Somerset Bay Drive.

02:44

Cross is going to be Woodhaven Court.

02:49

Good, Tramon at court.

02:50

You can show us clear of Lexington and right back to the county.

02:53

There is a report of a suspicious white pickup truck coming down to the caller's long driveway.

02:57

She says she has a long driveway.

02:59

It's going to be a white pickup.

03:01

Work on further this, Tom.

03:03

Yes, sir.

03:05

Okay.

03:10

Person is now getting out of the truck.

03:14

No weapons reported.

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