DUI stop on Highway 18 sparks urgent search for translator, Polk County OR
Officers stopped a blue Dodge on Highway 18, facing communication challenges as the driver only speaks Spanish; they urgently sought a translator to assist with DUI questioning.
Audio|Source: Polk County Sheriff and Dallas Police
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Transcript:
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Gulf 115, I'll be traffic on that blue Dodge.
00:04
Highway 18 westbound, milepost 23.
00:09
Golf 115, I copy.
00:11
Plate is 300 Bravo Romeo Hotel.
00:15
I copy.
00:20
Delta 18, clear.
00:27
Stop there, 2.15, I'm going to start pulling away.
00:41
Do we have any fluent Spanish speakers on tonight?
00:49
He only speaks Spanish,
00:51
and Jameson talks.
00:54
Wait. Let me check on that.
00:59
If I can check Yamhill County.
01:04
Thank you.
01:08
32-115.
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115.
01:13
I can chat you a phone number for a translator.
01:16
I copy, I appreciate it.
01:24
I'm going to talk to him as best I can in Spanish, see if he admits to drinking anything, then I'll call the translator.
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