Vehicle pursued at high speeds with erratic driving in Salem, Salem OR


A vehicle was pursued southbound in Salem, Oregon. The driver traveled at high speeds up to 65 mph, drove against traffic using the center turn lane, and failed to stop for police. The driver appeared to reach for something under the seat. Officers prepared spike strips. The pursuit ended near 45th Avenue and Best Road with a possible PIT maneuver.
Audio|Source: Marion County Sheriff Dispatch
07:59
Transcript:
00:00
We're going to turn southbound.
00:02
We're in a green light here.
00:04
He's still going against traffic.
00:06
Southbound and the north on with, no traffic.
00:13
On 5 speed 016, just crossed Devonshire south on Lancaster.
00:29
155, we're approaching Beverly, south-down Lancaster.
00:32
He's in 65.
00:33
He's in the special middle turn lane.
00:39
I'm coming.
00:47
One-55-106.
00:49
Spikes ready at Sunnyview in Lancaster.
00:54
Hi, Getty.
00:56
One-five. Two-zero Sixteen percent special minutes turn-line.
01:01
I think it's going down.
01:03
Coming up to the red light.
01:07
This is right.
01:08
It's a good morning.
01:09
He's not. He's gone to the loose.
01:15
He's gone to the loose.
01:16
The world is already.
01:18
He calls to be 238 miles an hour.
01:20
He's oncoming.
01:21
No traffic heads.
01:25
He's still on now and get ready for a bailout.
01:28
Speed is our 25.
01:29
He's in a check right now.
01:37
Let's confirm a row he's reaching around for something underneath the scene or towards the center console.
01:59
Speed is now down to 27 miles an hour.
02:03
We're making it turn south, so we're at Speez 15.
02:13
Southbound 45.
02:35
There's one carting in a stretch.
02:37
Now I can't mark in perfect plane of trouble.
02:39
We're going to travel.
02:42
We're in the quick point of travel.
02:45
No traffic ahead.
02:51
No traffic ahead.
03:07
1.562.5.5.5.5.5.
03:10
I can't travel.
03:13
Speed to 17 miles an hour.
03:17
15.5.
03:18
I couldn't cover you.
03:23
Speed to 17.
03:25
We'll just have some passing to rush.
03:55
We're continuing south-down quickly to travel.
03:58
No traffic passing for us.
04:08
155. The speeds are 14 miles an hour.
04:11
Even a normal traveling, we'll traffic north.
04:14
Again, 14 miles an hour southbound, no traffic ahead.
04:19
Okay. Okay.
04:26
One-five, verse at C's at 10.
04:29
Peace and three to the rest.
04:33
We're going to be headed.
04:35
Eastbound on Best.
04:36
Eastbound on Best from 455.
04:39
We're going to be headed.
04:47
Eastbound on Best, Eastbound on Best from 45th.
04:58
Speed zero, eight miles an hour approaching Mitchell.
05:06
Copy that.
05:08
The hands are up a little bit as you can feel.
05:11
He's got a bottle and his hands as well.
05:13
He's trying to turn around on us.
05:21
Control from Beth.
05:25
Eight miles an hour.
05:31
Okay.
05:41
One-55, it might be a white female, blonde hair, longer hair.
05:46
Looks like we're going to be going westbound on Dean Street from Mitchell.
05:54
One, five, fuck.
05:57
Five miles an hour.
06:09
One by five, no sound, 45, 17.
06:16
Okay,
06:24
45.
06:26
No,
06:33
it's on 45, some more, because he says.
06:36
13 miles an hour.
06:41
13 miles an hour.
06:46
I'm at the road southbound.
06:48
She has been there to drop down lane.
06:49
No traffic.
06:50
Go ahead.
07:03
1.5. I can go see you know, reaching around to the poppeter side to last 4-hour fire.
07:10
It will be to 18 miles now.
07:16
Can I copy.
07:18
Okay.
07:32
Back on me.
07:33
Call me 8.
07:38
We're approaching 45 now.
07:40
The speeds are maybe 5 miles an hour.
07:43
She can't control her vehicle.
07:45
We're in the downtown lane.
07:47
There's no traffic ahead.
07:54
One-five. We have to say.
07:56
I'm here in front of us.
07:57
Performing a pit.
07:58
We're going to go ahead and walk.
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Beverly Ave NE, Salem, OR 97305
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