Crash blocks 202 eastbound near Gilbert Road; driver flees, Mesa AZ
TrafficA crash on eastbound Loop 202 near Gilbert Road is blocking lanes. The driver fled on foot, leaving the vehicle in the roadway. Police and highway patrol are responding and searching for the male suspect who left the scene.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
05:35
Transcript:
00:00
There's a crash that's blocking a few lanes of the 202 eastbound about, I think, Gilbert, so I can get DPS out here.
00:09
Copy. It's on the 202 though, correct, not the off-ramps.
00:15
Yeah, it's in the middle of the highway here.
00:19
I copy. Is it going to be just east or just west of Gilbert?
00:26
Is it going to be just east or just west of Gilbert Road? Uh,
00:33
yes, just east.
00:35
You copy all at DPS now?
00:39
I copy. Can you copy a 28 for now?
00:42
Yeah, go ahead.
00:46
Six George Adam 08 X-ray. I'm blocking for now until I can leave for the 902 just because it's the mobile road.
00:53
I copy.
00:55
And just for info for that 902, the suspect didn't run from the dispatch 20.
01:03
I'm sorry, the suspect did run from the dispatch 20 on that 902, just for your info.
01:11
Yeah, that's not trying to leave here.
01:17
That 28 returns on in 2005 for the Explorer. Show's clear.
01:24
17 back, the driver might have taken off on me here, I don't see him anymore.
01:30
Cobb, you want to give you the channel in?
01:33
No, I'm just saying they're blocking the vehicle in the middle of the highway, I don't know where he went,
01:37
though.
01:38
I copy.
01:44
The Hispanic male, with the mustache,
01:47
long-ish,
01:49
hair, passive ears.
01:53
Copy.
01:56
Where? I'm to keep sure he left his dog here.
02:02
Copy.
02:06
Kelly 511, 17. Did he take off on Flood or in his vehicle?
02:11
On Flood, I'm blocking his vehicle in the middle by here.
02:16
Copy, 5-1, send me that. I'll put a drone up and keep eyes still DPS because 97.
02:21
Copy.
02:23
Charlie 34, I might have the Tesla, 19-Pakos.
02:30
We have a plane, Arizona, William, zero, Adam, six Charles, Robert.
02:36
Copy him, where are you out with that, Tesla?
02:39
Ninth and Pecos to the south.
02:41
Okay.
02:46
And I'm thinking he went open over the berm towards the south of us here and maybe back towards the off ramp and onto Gilbert.
02:54
Howie?
02:56
What's that description? Because there's a heavyside Hispanic female that's running southbound right now.
03:03
She might be within because he said we, but the only one I saw was a thin Hispanic male, maybe like 5'7, wispy mustache and a little bit of facial hair, Kongish black hair down past the years, but it's not very much harder than that.
03:17
Your Tesla comes back, Tesla Model X 2023, shows clear.
03:22
Thanks.
03:25
Can you start me at the only place?
03:27
Pepper.
03:31
2 Charlie 54, 2 Charlie 56. Can you start that way, Gilbert, and the 202?
03:39
256, you can you start that way, Gilbert, and the 202? Okay.
03:47
Charlie 43, 7 Charlie 43, can you copy a 900 on Sunnyvale?
03:51
Charlie 5-1, give me the channel.
03:54
Copy.
03:58
Channel 4 is going to be 10-3[1]-4-1, Charlie 51, Gilbert, and the 202 just south.
04:02
Channel requested,
04:04
units are en route. Traffic sound far.
04:10
10.452 are copy.
04:12
Okay.
04:15
Link in order to copy.
04:17
Okay.
04:19
5-1, hold the air, please.
04:25
That one I got, that's email detained.
04:28
One-on-one detained at (number withheld).
04:34
Here, how?
04:39
Do we still looking for the mail?
04:43
5-1-10-4[2] female here is saying that he's running southbound on Gilbert.
04:54
Joppy what crime we have on?
05:00
Standing male with a mustache longer hair passes ears dark in color center build.
05:11
Was he the driver or passenger?
05:16
This one I went saying mail was driver.
05:21
Copy to the air unit.
05:24
I think they're all in the 902. I'm going to toss your owner right now.
05:29
She's saying he was last seen south down Gilbert Road.
05:32
I came up Gilbert from McKellips. Did not see him.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-3: Stop transmitting—radio channel restricted to priority or emergency traffic only.
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
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Location mentioned:
Gilbert Rd, Mesa, AZ
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