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DUI stop on Highway 18 sparks urgent search for translator, Polk County OR

Alcohol Violation

Reported: 11/26/2025 10:39 PM

OR-18, Oregon

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

01:34

Transcript:

00:00

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.

01:10

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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