Driver flees after pickup hits median on I-45

Heard on: Galveston TX Law Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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We're gonna have a minor 45 .

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Forty five northbound on the Santa Fe overpass.

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Gonna be a pickup that ran into the median.

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Okay.

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Four 61 . I'm at the TKX, I'll take care of that.

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Ten four.

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Four hundred and forty-nine.

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It's going to be right in front of the Tiki on-ramp.

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Go ahead

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and start an open territory.

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Four six one, copy LP.

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Four six one, go ahead.

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Texas, Tom Sam George, (number withheld) .

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Tom Sam George, (number withheld) .

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Four 49 , the driver of this vehicle apparently fled into under the Tiki overpass.

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I didn't see him when we came through.

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Can you see if Tiki can swing by and check around for him? Said it's a shirtless male, unknown any other.

7/3/2026 04:42 PM

Traffic

I-45, Tiki Island, TX

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a minor traffic accident on the northbound interstate near the Santa Fe and Tiki Island overpasses, where a pickup truck reportedly struck the median and the driver fled on foot. The fleeing driver was described as a shirtless man, and nearby units were asked to check the area.