Male with Alzheimer's jumps from vehicle near Route 40, Wheeling WV
Medical EmergencyA male with Alzheimer's disease jumped out of a dark blue vehicle near the exit ramp toward Route 40 on US-40 in Wheeling, WV. He was not injured, and a welfare check was requested to ensure his safety due to confusion with traffic.
Audio|Source: Northern Panhandle WV Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Dispatch to any unit in the area of My Walker 5, 70 eastbound.
00:07
Had a male jump out of a vehicle, black baseball hat, blue jeans.
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What was it called?
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108, X is 5.
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What does this male do or did he hurt? What's going on?
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He jumped out of the vehicle.
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He's not hurt.
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His name is (name withheld).
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The caller's in a dark blue Chevy Traverse.
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We're still getting more information.
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121. I was coming through there right when they gave that out.
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I didn't see anybody.
00:57
I'm assuming it's eastbound.
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Or I'm sorry, westbound.
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Coffee. We're still here at the bottom of I-470.
01:04
I don't see anything.
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4703. 4-73.
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7.03, go ahead.
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Transporting one of Trinity.
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Okay, units, he's halfway down the exit ramp towards Route 40.
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He just jumped out of the vehicle due to traffic.
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1047-03, transporting the Trinity Medical, 1553.
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11 dispatch.
01:42
I'm close, but if you didn't do anything illegal, I'm not going to go and harass him if he wants out of traffic.
01:49
Marshall, one of something.
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Yeah.
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I think he goes secure.
01:55
Okay, he has 111, he has Alzheimer's, he doesn't understand the concept of the traffic being backed up.
02:08
Copy, that would be good info.
02:10
Is there any EMS units available to assist with that? I'll be out talking to me in a minute, then.
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That's copy.
02:19
Okay.
02:20
All right, let us...
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We'll let, uh, FDN.
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Okay.
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Mr. Marshall, 1041.
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1041.
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Fourbrook.
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Yes.
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Fort Brook, we ten-seven.
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Have a good evening.
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136, Marshal, ten at ten forty-one.
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We start a patrol complete.
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Ten-four, ten-seven, huge.
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Ten, four, ten, twenty, six.
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His affirmative, they were just requesting a welfare check due to him with Alzheimer's and getting out of the people.
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Copy.
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US-40, Wheeling, WV
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