High-speed pursuit ends in crash on Highway 61, Ralls County MO
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As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies engaged in a high-speed pursuit on Highway 61 near Warren Barrett Drive in Clay Township. The fleeing vehicle appeared to lose its driver-side tires and came to a stop. A traffic crash occurred involving a semi truck, and emergency medical services were requested for the driver. The northbound lanes near the overpass were temporarily closed, and a wrecker was requested for vehicle recovery. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.
Audio|Heard on: Marion County Public Safety
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04:15
Transcript:
00:00
One 50.
00:05
Attention.
00:11
All units, driver's side tires are down.
00:13
Driver's side tires are down as well.
00:16
15, get back up here with your vehicle.
00:24
He's approaching Ocean Way in the middle of the highway.
00:28
Approximately 75 to 80 miles an hour.
00:34
Grandview, just passing Grandview.
00:41
I'm fixing another road.
00:42
I just hit one.
00:50
Copy stopping just north of Warren Barrett.
00:58
Northbound.
00:59
Oh yes, I've got it stopped! I was at 10-50, 61 and Warren Barrett.
01:07
Proceed. Are they south of the intersection?
01:11
Just north of it on the overpass.
01:14
Proceed.
01:15
I'm going to need the next wrecker on me here for this vehicle.
01:21
Light duty, heavy duty, what kind of vehicle?
01:23
The SUV light duty.
01:27
It's not an injury though.
01:31
Received.
01:36
Okay.
01:39
13-6.
01:48
Animal fire, traffic crash, unknown injuries.
01:55
HP requesting.
01:57
Highway 61 Warren Barrett Drive, Highway 61 north of Warren Barrett Drive.
02:02
Respond on EMO file one.
02:08
Go ahead. Also,
02:10
Deployment.
02:17
Heartland is en route for the SUV and your traffic was distorted.
02:26
Shall I also add stick deployment?
02:30
Oh shoot.
02:32
Come.
02:41
Go ahead, I'm 61 at Market.
02:45
Units near the overpass in front of General Mills, northbound 61 is closed.
02:54
Copy, can I come the wrong way?
03:01
Do you come?
03:05
Correction, requesting EMS[1] for the driver of the semi truck.
03:08
Advise they'll need to come southbound in northbound lanes from Market Street.
03:16
Copy.
03:17
Driver of semi have EMS[1] respond southbound, northbound lanes from Market.
03:22
That's correct.
03:23
It wasn't responding appropriately.
03:30
DCOM, Engine Three.
03:35
Engine Three, you come?
03:39
So this was north of Warren Barrett, is it going to be in the northbound or southbound lanes?
03:46
Be in the northbound lanes, but easier to go to Market and come down southbound on the northbound lane.
03:52
It's off 61 closed.
03:58
Three copy.
04:06
Zebra zero zero.
04:09
Correction zebra (number withheld).
04:12
Zebra (number withheld) is out of Utah.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
EMS: Emergency Medical Services
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