Reckless red pickup reported on MT-78 near Columbus

Heard on: Stillwater County Emergency Services

02:43

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

I have a traffic complaint that came in off of Primary 78.

00:04

They are on South Pratten and going past the Cenex, almost to the railroad tracks.

00:09

It is a red Chevy pickup.

00:11

It was speeding, tailgating, cutting people off.

00:14

Reporting party said, "quote driving like a maniac." Plate on the vehicle is going to be (number withheld).

00:24

Copy that. You put me in the area.

00:28

Check one.

01:11

C3, he's just passing.

01:18

So are C2?

01:21

No, the red Chevy pickup, he's going north on Ninth right now.

01:28

Copy.

02:03

Vehicle turned into a cell phone.

02:07

Copy that.

02:15

Disregard, it's wrong vehicle.

02:17

He does not see it anymore.

02:21

Copy that. The only red vehicle I saw that passed me was a Ford.

02:35

10-4, yeah, he said it's a red Chevy.

02:37

He said the red.

02:39

Correction, now he's saying it's a red GMC, but he doesn't know where it went.

7/26/2026 10:14 AM

Traffic

MT-78, Columbus, MT

Reckless red pickup reported on MT-78 near Columbus

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a red pickup driving recklessly near Primary 78 and South Pratten in Columbus, Montana, including speeding, tailgating, and cutting off other vehicles. The caller gave a possible license plate and later corrected the vehicle description from a red Chevy to a red GMC. Responding officers searched the area but apparently did not locate the reported vehicle.

Reckless red pickup reported on MT-78 near Columbus

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