Police pursue U-Haul truck on Interstate 81 near Bristol, Bristol VA
TrafficAuthorities pursued a U-Haul truck southbound on Interstate 81 near Bristol. The vehicle had fled from officers, failed to signal multiple times while turning onto ramps, and traveled at high speeds. Attempts to stop the vehicle with spike strips were unsuccessful.
Audio|Source: Washington County and Bristol City Public Safety
03:30
Transcript:
00:00
I think I got a U-Haul taken off on me. We're southbound,
00:07
Interstate 81, notify Bristol.
00:10
It's going to be a U-Haul with a tag.
00:15
I can't tell what state.
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Alpha November 24-255.
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A.N. 24.
00:23
24255. Notify 806 chain of command.
00:25
I don't know if it's going to be the same U-Haul that fled from Bristol or not.
00:29
Speed, 74 miles an hour.
00:32
I'm calling it 845 as lead vehicle.
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I'm going to get ahead of Spikes.
00:41
104.
00:45
Central and State know as well.
00:53
Before,
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original reason for the stop.
00:57
Uh,
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failed a signal getting on Interstate 81. He failed the signal twice.
01:01
One's turning on to Spring Creek and the other turning on 81 southbound.
01:14
Central, we're passing the 10 over 8 mile marker, southbound speed 74 miles an hour.
01:21
45 to get spike set up.
01:30
Getting off the ramp, getting off the ramp.
01:49
14806 at bars continue on That's fine,
02:01
go go go go go go go!
02:06
Central, we're still southbound, 81.
02:10
Continuing on, spikes were failed.
02:13
I'm going to switch to Bristol and give them info real quick.
02:18
Beautiful.
02:23
Virginia dispatch.
02:27
Go ahead, 13.
02:29
I'm in pursuit of a U-Haul southbound.
02:32
I know before, just wanted to give you all a heads-up.
02:35
It's going to be an unknown state tag. I can't tell the state it's alpha,
02:41
November.
02:48
24255. I'm sure if it's the same U-Haul that's fled from U-Haul. Current speed is heading 6 miles an hour southbound.
02:54
Just past the bridge at the eight over and a half. The original PC for stopload.
03:07
failed to signal turns on the X-a-13 on ramps outbound.
03:18
2-57 to 2.50 on here at the X-67.
03:24
I need one stop-down that is that it toward us.
03:28
Yeah, go ahead.
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I-81, Bristol, VA
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