Last night I was driving home and an SUV in front of me ran into the curb twice and then started swerving really wide on the interstate. He was swerving so bad at one point that other cars in the left lane were swerving to avoid him. I was afraid he might hurt someone so I dialed 911. The operator answered and I told her the situation and gave his license number and the make and model of the vehicle.
While I was on the phone with 911, the vehicle began to exit and I asked the operator if I should stay behind him. She told me it was up to me and I told her I would exit with him but that I would be staying far behind him. After following him for a bit, he turned into a side street and I gave her the cross street and said that I wouldn't be following him. She told me that they had the broadcast out and that there were two units in the area. She said thank you and I hung up and drove home.
Do these kind of calls come through frequently and are they ever really effective? Does a 911 call and a report of the make and model and license plate give an officer reason to stop the vehicle?
I don't usually do things like this but I've had friends killed in DUI collisions and I didn't want him hurting anyone.
While I was on the phone with 911, the vehicle began to exit and I asked the operator if I should stay behind him. She told me it was up to me and I told her I would exit with him but that I would be staying far behind him. After following him for a bit, he turned into a side street and I gave her the cross street and said that I wouldn't be following him. She told me that they had the broadcast out and that there were two units in the area. She said thank you and I hung up and drove home.
Do these kind of calls come through frequently and are they ever really effective? Does a 911 call and a report of the make and model and license plate give an officer reason to stop the vehicle?
I don't usually do things like this but I've had friends killed in DUI collisions and I didn't want him hurting anyone.