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Reckless driver pursued on West Side streetsChicago IL

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N Kedzie Ave & W Franklin Blvd, Chicago, IL 60624

As discussed during the dispatch call, police observed a Hyundai driving recklessly north on Kedzie Avenue from Lake Street before turning west on Franklin Boulevard. Units lost sight of the vehicle near Franklin. A separate car crash with injuries and a flipped vehicle occurred on the Eisenhower Expressway. Fire and state police were notified of the accident.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
Listen to dispatch call
03:3
Transcript:
00:00
Squad, we just saw that Hyundai driving northbound on Kedzie from Lake weaving in and out of traffic.
00:07
Northbound Kedzie from Lake weaving in and out of traffic.
00:10
Ten four.
00:16
Six three Adam, are you following?
00:20
Negative squad, he was driving reckless.
00:23
Ten four.
00:29
What was he saying?
00:33
1202 Sam.
00:36
Just for info that Hyundai went westbound on Franklin right now.
00:42
Westbound on Franklin from Kedzie 10-4[1].
00:51
Just for information, there is a car accident with injuries involving a flipped vehicle on the Eisenhower outbound near Eisenhower Expressway.
01:05
How about you, sir? Any updates?
01:09
I don't have any other updates as of now.
01:23
1202 Sam.
01:25
1202 Sam.
01:30
Hey, we lost the Hyundai.
01:32
We have any hits?
01:37
No hits on the Hyundai.
01:38
10-4[1].
01:39
That last hit was westbound on Franklin from where again though?
01:45
Westbound Franklin from Kedzie.
01:53
Sergeant 12 for info.
01:57
1220?
02:00
20, this accident on the Eisenhower ISP and fire have been notified.
02:05
Can I code it?
02:08
99.
02:14
1260?
02:17
1260.
02:20
That car doesn't make sense.
02:21
Get to trouble on Franklin, so must have turned off on Homan and going northbound because the camera on Homan and southbound doesn't catch it.
02:35
Sound for.
02:40
Twelve 60.
02:43
Twelve 60.
02:47
At two twenty-seven, that Hyundai goes north on Homan and west on Ohio.
02:57
Ten four at 14 twenty-seven hours.
02:59
That Hyundai goes northbound on Homan and west on Ohio.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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N Kedzie Ave & W Franklin Blvd, Chicago, IL 60624

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