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High-speed chase ends with vehicle stopping near port, Tacoma WA
A high-speed chase involved a white BMW traveling south from Porter Way at 105 mph in the HOV lane. The vehicle stopped near the Port of Tacoma on the right shoulder.
Audio|Heard on: Washington State Patrol Dispatch - Dist 1 East / West
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01:15
Transcript:
00:00
And I'm aggressive in the driver.
00:05
632, 620.
00:07
Come on, attempted to overtake.
00:10
632.
00:12
Our passenger car, H.O.V.
00:14
Lane, south, with Porter Way 105.
00:21
1632, attempting to overtake south from Porter Way, 105 miles an hour, 625.
00:31
Back. Come on behind you, you're ready for the plate?
00:34
Good.
00:37
Balapan, George, (number withheld).
00:39
I try and stop it at 3 near Port of Tacoma.
00:44
632, brooding port-a-coma, 626.
00:52
And he's slowing, looks like he's going to pull over just prior to Port of Tacoma.
00:56
It's a white BMW, it looks like.
01:01
Carl, Sam, George, (number withheld), 2016, Lexus.
01:06
To be the correct vehicle, we're stopped, right shoulder,
01:13
just prior to the offense.
01:14
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Location mentioned:
Port of Tacoma Rd, Tacoma, WA
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