Road rage incident on eighth street involving two vehicles, Traverse City MI

Traffic

Reported: 11/11/2025 10:51 AM

E Eighth St, Traverse City, MI

A driver in a silver Chevy Silverado was followed and verbally threatened by a driver in a white Jeep Grand Cherokee during a road rage incident on Eighth Street near Division. The Chevy driver headed toward the law enforcement center for safety. Both parties were eventually separated by authorities.

Audio|Source: Traverse Bay Area Public Safety

01:44

Transcript:

00:00

And central per city units reference that previous BOL[1] for road rage issue.

00:05

The caller is calling back.

00:07

He is in a silver Chevy Silverado, still being followed by the white Jeep Grand Cherokee, making threats towards him.

00:13

He's going to turn down eighth Street right now from Division, trying to head towards the law enforcement center.

00:21

Chevy now expired to a curse in Sumner,

00:27

Sugar Maple Terse.

00:29

Central, 236, I'm clear on that.

00:32

Clear?

00:33

Clear, thanks.

00:36

Central, 237.

00:37

Sorry, I caught the last half of that.

00:39

Can you go again with it? I've got a road rage type of incident with a white Jeep Grand Cherokee, silver, Chevy, or silver auto that is turned on eighth Street from front.

00:52

Okay, with so many routes at the LAC.

00:59

Yeah, we advise the caller to go directly to the LAC.

01:05

Okay, I'm in the north lot now.

01:07

If you can have them go over there, I'll meet him on the gate here.

01:10

Clear.

01:17

Central paging Metro Squad 9, East Bay, Alpha One, responding priority 3-5775, supply road, cross a perch Lake Road, Murning Lake Road.

01:26

We'll have a 70-year-old female there, took a ball, lift assist.

01:29

Priority 3,

01:30

366.

01:32

Central, 237.

01:35

Go ahead.

01:40

You can disregard that vehicle turned down casts.

01:43

Both parties are separated.

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[1]

BOL: Be On the Lookout

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