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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Bevan Hurley

Carlee Russell drove for 600 yards along an interstate while telling 911 she was following toddler, police say

Hoover Police Department

Carlee Russell drove 600 yards (548m) along an Alabama interstate while on the phone to a 911 operator claiming that she was following a lost toddler, authorities have revealed.

The 25-year-old told detectives she was abducted by a man with “orange hair” who appeared from the side of Interstate 459 after stopping to help a “baby boy in a diaper” just after 9.30pm on 13 July.

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