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Heard on: Sturbridge Police Dispatch · 1/16/2026 10:33 AM
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We're on the phone with a reporting party behind a vehicle on Route 49 headed towards Spencer near Podunk Road or Podunk Pike.
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He is an elderly gentleman, bounced off of guardrail,
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Possible erratic driving near Route 49 and Podunk Rd

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units were alerted to a possible traffic incident involving an elderly driver who may have hit a guardrail and was reportedly driving erratically on Route 49 near Podunk Road, heading toward Spencer. The situation was based on reports from another driver following the vehicle.

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MA-49 & Podunk Rd, Sturbridge, MA 01566
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