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Multi-vehicle hit and run on northbound I-5 near TamarackCarlsbad CA

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I-5, Carlsbad, CA

As discussed during the dispatch call, a hit and run involving four vehicles occurred on northbound I-5 near Tamarack. The suspect's car is a white sedan with front-end damage. Several vehicles are stopped on the right shoulder.

Audio|Heard on: California Highway Patrol - Border Division
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Transcript:
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Seven Charles.
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Seven Charles, 20001[1] northbound I-5 at Tamarack Avenue.
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It's four vehicles involved.
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Suspect vehicle is a white, possibly Toyota or Honda sedan with front end damage.
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Victims are in a gray Volkswagen Golf, a gray Toyota Corolla and the others and other victims in an unknown sedan all around the right shoulder.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
20001: Felony hit and run (injury/death) — California Vehicle Code 20001

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I-5, Carlsbad, CA

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