High-speed car chase ends with stop sticks and PIT, Rutherfordton NC
TrafficA high-speed chase involved a black Mazda traveling up to 125 mph on US 64 through several counties. Law enforcement deployed stop sticks near Parton Lumber, Rock Road, and Railroad Avenue. The suspect vehicle was finally stopped after a PIT maneuver near Railroad Avenue.
Audio|Source: Rutherford County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Cars going 125 miles per hour.
00:01
Of course.
00:05
222 Newton, how many vert cars are involved?
00:09
Central is at 64 or 221 north? Goldmines on 241.
00:13
Copy are on 226 passing Fortune Road.
00:18
They're revising there on 64.
00:20
I'm trying to get an updated location.
00:24
There'd be one car mall.
00:26
Add in two central. I'm here in town and throw out soft sticks.
00:29
Okay.
00:32
Central. Central. So on five or on white sides, we're going to try to get up the huddle in 64.
00:37
See if we can catch up with.
00:39
Still, US 64,
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from 226.
00:46
We still got them on the phone and try to get an update.
00:49
And therefore, they're approaching the county line at this time, 1320 now.
00:54
I'm right here, I need to know if I need to go toward McDowell or Burke.
01:04
We're coming from Burke and where Burke meets McDowell, they'll be in McDowell for a second, and that'd be in our county.
01:12
Looks like you're getting ready to arrest for county.
01:16
104, I'm on Mountain Street then.
01:18
They have just entered our county.
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The other cars, just see if you can get positioned for stopsticks.
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F-144, can you vouch your 1020 now?
01:30
Adam 1, add 2.
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R610, 8-4.
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Correcting Add-2 to Adam 1.
01:42
Correct. Correct.
01:45
He's ten-four.
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As long as it's safe to do so, we're good to throw out stop sticks at that speed.
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Ten-four.
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Ten-four. Just, of course, get behind cover.
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The dollar six-nine-four.
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Number five, sit for working away.
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K-4, U.S. 64 is not found.
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Make them close at destination.
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At 5, said from her own, Huddler, we're going to wait at 64 if you'll make them aware.
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16, I apologize.
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I ain't going to raise a signal, sir.
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Six and four is that with me as well.
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Puzzle.
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Mission 12, 1432.
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Units involved in this 1043 with highway patrols, vizs are coming towards Camp Creek Road at this time. This is 1040, but you can hold checks as well.
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104. Car,
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604.
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604. 604.
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Correction, 613.
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Starlin, or where y'all will set up at?
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We're gonna set up at Parton Lumber in 64.
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Gee, 230 Newton.
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The county's trying to set up Stop Sticks at Parton Lumber.
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104, just trying to let you know, Highway Patrol 1043 with a vehicle, be a black Mazda,
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they were on 64, they're passing Camp Creek Road now,
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county's getting set up with stop sticks.
03:30
Adam 1 Central Highway Patrol know that where stop sticks are going to be out.
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24, we are, we're still on the line with it.
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Newton, G230, 104, counties are set up stops at Parton Lumber.
03:48
It's 613, they're close to Stollins Road, Parton Lumber.
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G230, the F unit checks, and that's just past Mackie Freeman Road, that's where they're trying to set up a...
04:02
Sample.
04:03
They possibly went on the stallings road at this time.
04:06
HP does not have a good signal.
04:09
It'll be just past Mackie Freeman Road. Camber,
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let us know Susan Kane if they went on to Saul.
04:16
Where does Zoll and lead to?
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It's a deadian.
04:22
610-centron's from ballot according to 1043 6.04, same traffic.
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1910 on location, central.
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Copy Old Morganton Road.
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1910, 10, 2414.
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Unit speed and I, they are still on 64 at this time, still on 64.
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6.10, 10, 10.4. At that time of the initial call, speeds were 125 miles an hour.
04:52
They're still on 64.
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I'll advise you further.
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Medic 40 Central.
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We're appointed Genoa Coley Way to attempt a suspect.
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If you were trying to let them know.
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Well, okay. Go ahead.
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Go ahead.
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40 something.
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K-4, we'll...
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That count mission 10, we're dealing with a slight delay with patient, but we are moving.
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613, session.
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10,
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41434. Item 2, session.
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613.
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Go ahead.
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Copy that, mission 10, thank you, 1434.
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Stand by.
05:39
You would advise when I click it close to Rock Road.
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Or they're near Jenna Cooley-Wa.
05:47
How far is that from our city limits?
05:53
Unisbee advised they're going Centennial Road, Centennial Road.
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They're passing Centennial, Passing Centennial.
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Call.
06:02
You're approaching Greenwater's Road.
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You're in the area of the stop sticks. It's part in lumber.
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...continental at this time.
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Central, a minute 50, out of Rother.
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Middick 50, 10, 4, 4, 235.
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Adam, 2.
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6.13 in Central.
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Any call. You go ahead.
06:26
I'll have stopsticks set up here just at the Rock Road.
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Vice M, I'm set up with stop sticks if the other units don't get it first.
06:35
I'm set up just past Hudlow Road.
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All of the seat.
06:41
Hey, Matt, they need to stop, see.
06:48
Uh... We're 43 with A-Pree.
06:51
I copy, fell to stop sticks, 43 with A3.
06:54
Matt Conmission 17, heading back to base for supplies.
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Joey, they're a good way ahead of it.
07:02
RPD units, just for 1014, the county's stop sticks were failed. They're still 1043.
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Mission 17, copy that.
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Simple.
07:16
Add them to our best best to get him to slow down, stay there with stop sticks before he gets to the city.
07:22
I just picked them up.
07:25
Approaching on low road, US 64, still at high rate of speed, I believe, I'm primary.
07:30
They're moving.
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Officers, be advised, RPD does have stop sticks at Rock Road as well.
07:38
They're passing Mackie Freeman.
07:41
It continued straight on 64.
07:45
You have 64 from what location?
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Central. Just be advised, I'm right here,
07:52
just past Hudlow on 64.
07:54
From Hublo Road, coming up on Oscar Justice.
07:59
The Black Moss approaching Oscar Justice should be stop sticks in the area of Rock Road.
08:08
They hit it, they hit it.
08:16
They're coming up on Oscar Justice.
08:19
He's hit the stop sticks.
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They did make contact, did make contact.
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We're coming past him.
08:28
He struck the stop sticks.
08:31
He said he did hit the sticks.
08:35
There's a county advised.
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Central,
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can you see if there's any entire damage, anything?
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Careful.
08:46
We have black monster, black monster.
08:50
Just buys have RPD be ready. I'm not sure how many wheels we got, but you get...
08:57
G230 noon, we're coming up on railroad avenue.
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I'm not sure if he's got a flat tire or not, but he is slowing down.
09:04
16th area, Rock Road, 64.
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24, word by the...
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10-4[1], coming up on railroad, thereby's going to be ready.
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Approaching railroad avenue.
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He does have a flat tire. He's got a flat tire.
09:20
I believe it's the front left. We're slowing down, coming up on railroad avenue.
09:25
He does have a flat tire. Front left tire is flat.
09:28
Central America, General.
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I'll give it down.
09:32
Passing.
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104, Airbrides on front-line tires flat.
09:38
144 Newton, I'm back up with the jeep. We're passing hunting drive.
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Passing the Silver River Road.
09:51
It's an out-of-state tag.
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Passing me now.
09:57
Where are you at? 6-04. 2.30 is 144 still with you.
10:02
Just past Old Gilbert Town Road.
10:07
I'm behind him.
10:10
The vehicle's slowing down, coming towards Rutherton.
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Just past Gilbert Town headed your way.
10:16
We're with him.
10:17
Who's promenies?
10:19
Like the fronts were flat.
10:22
Too far, copy, flowing down.
10:25
You guys are with him. They're coming towards Rutherton.
10:27
We just lost the car.
10:30
Tire came loose.
10:32
Alright, let me come around you, I'll pit him.
10:36
What's your speed?
10:39
We're directly behind it. We'll track call for HV, RPD, just south to go soon.
10:45
10-4[1], copy your head.
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2.30, what's the speed?
10:51
35 miles an hour.
10:53
He's got some flat tires.
10:56
I think Highway Patrol's gonna pit.
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Come from six, watch out from the street.
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TIP.
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Tell RPD you get there, stop sticks out of the road.
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Good hit, good hit.
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PIT Avenue.
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Mission 6 at destination.
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104, coffee, left on the railroad avenue.
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Pit on railroad avenue.
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Mission 6, 1440.
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County Petem is going on to Purple Martin, headed back to 64.
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Going on the rails trail.
11:28
He's on the rails and trails coming back towards roads.
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24, copy rails trails on towards road.
11:35
We're 43 on the new road.
11:39
We can turn a lift on the mountain.
11:41
24, I copy 43 on the new road.
11:44
Send it back on West Mountain.
11:46
Harry, you stop there on 74 now.
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10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
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