Wrong way driver taken into custody on Ray Street


Police responded to a wrong-way driver on Ray Street. The driver was considered a medical emergency and was taken into custody. Officers blocked roads to manage traffic.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police Dispatch
02:28
Transcript:
00:01Traffic 78, shield.00:04Go ahead.00:07Hey, give me a call when you got a second.00:11Bobby.00:19Space 541, what's your code says?00:28241, Wancher Coast Enos on Ray Street.00:322-3402-380.00:41Good.00:44For now, medics are calling the wrong-way driver red tag[1] here.00:49I'm going to send 30 to 40 up to block the bridge ramp.00:54Can you find me a unit anywhere from citywide to block 28? to push them up onto East Ohio East Street.01:02If we have to shut this down until we get a condition.01:08180, that's affirmative.01:10182 is en route.01:16On the 342 to 182, if you can hold back there pushing all the traffic up to the ramp,01:2228 outbound up to East Ohio.01:24I'll come back and sit there with you.01:26We may need two cars to block that and then we'll have done to block the bridge.01:331a2 receive.01:41Traffic 70 and I'm out.
00:01
Traffic 78, shield.
00:04
Go ahead.
00:07
Hey, give me a call when you got a second.
00:11
Bobby.
00:19
Space 541, what's your code says?
00:28
241, Wancher Coast Enos on Ray Street.
00:32
2-3402-380.
00:41
Good.
00:44
For now, medics are calling the wrong-way driver red tag[1] here.
00:49
I'm going to send 30 to 40 up to block the bridge ramp.
00:54
Can you find me a unit anywhere from citywide to block 28? to push them up onto East Ohio East Street.
01:02
If we have to shut this down until we get a condition.
01:08
180, that's affirmative.
01:10
182 is en route.
01:16
On the 342 to 182, if you can hold back there pushing all the traffic up to the ramp,
01:22
28 outbound up to East Ohio.
01:24
I'll come back and sit there with you.
01:26
We may need two cars to block that and then we'll have done to block the bridge.
01:33
1a2 receive.
01:41
Traffic 70 and I'm out.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
red tag: Critical injury or high severity medical emergency
[2]
in custody: Suspect detained
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Location mentioned:
Raymond St, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
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