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Pickup truck hits Prius and flees on US 101 in Santa CruzSanta Cruz County CA

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Santa Cruz County, CA

A silver Ford F-250 pickup truck hit the back left side of a green Toyota Prius on the northbound lanes of US 101 near the scales in Santa Cruz County. The pickup truck then fled northbound. The suspect vehicle had distinctive stickers including "ducts", "171", a red dirt bike sticker, an aftermarket exhaust, and a license plate cover saying "yeah, brother". The corrected license plate number was reported as (number withheld) SAM1.

Audio|Source: CHP: Monterey Dispatch; San Benito/Santa Cruz County, Highway 17 Corridor (Santa Clara County)
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Transcript:
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2312 Suspect vehicles a silver F-250 pickup (number withheld)
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Victim vehicle is a green Toyota Prius. Suspect vehicle continues northbound 101. They hit the back left quarter panel of the victim vehicle. Last seen in the number one lane.
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There's a sticker on the back that says ducts. Another sticker that says 171, the red sticker,
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red dirt bike sticker.
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And they had an aftermarket exhaust.
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It was the Super Duty Ford.
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License plate cover said, yeah, brother.
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Where's the landline getting...
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Over at the northbound scales on US 101 northbound.
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312 copies pulling into the northbound scale.
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Okay, go to 54, we copy the log.
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We're almost there.
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2354, you copy the log, almost the name.
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2312 Monterey. 2312, go ahead.
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2312, the RP is now advising the correct plate is going to be (number withheld) SAM1.
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And the suspect vehicle continues northbound,
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and they're not requesting 1110.

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