Multiple cars harass drivers and push them off US 74, Bryson City NC


Multiple BMWs and a silver Camaro with Georgia license tags were pushing drivers off US 74 near Bryson City. The vehicles were harassing other drivers and attempts were made to catch them using a coordinated law enforcement response. The cars included four BMWs of various colors and a silver Camaro, all with GoPro sticks on the back. The incident involved blocking traffic and pursuit toward Bryson City.
Audio|Source: Macon County Public Safety
02:35
Transcript:
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Other 200 units. Just the advice, I took a call about a couple of BMWs and a Silver Camaro. They are pushing people out of the road.
00:11
They're harassing drivers. They're going to have Georgia tags.
00:15
I did most highway patrol mothers headed towards Bryson City.
00:20
Factor 20.
00:22
I'm fast on the 24.
00:25
23 County, I'm 17. What was the last 20 on?
00:28
She just advised they were headed in towards Bryson. It's going to be four BMWs. One of them is going to be blue, one is going to be black and a silver Camaro.
00:36
They're all going to have Georgia tags with GoPro sticks on the back of the vehicles.
00:43
10-4[1]. Uh,
00:46
10-7[2], meet me at the 7 mile marker, don't go past that.
00:52
We're going to try to go the wrong way because westbound is completely shut down.
00:57
And they're going to block eastbound so we can go down.
01:01
10-4[1], are they going to be on US 74 or are they on the Jackson line?
01:05
24, I'll be the 7.
01:09
They're going to be coming in from the gorge.
01:13
104.
01:16
511 to 534, I was direct on that.
01:20
People.
01:21
18, can I'm 17 to that location on 74.
01:27
Welcome car, NT-151 and Trillion Cove Lane, (number withheld).
01:32
104, I have notified how I was troll all they told me was 104.
01:38
G443
01:42
(number withheld) It's on E.C.151.
01:45
We're giving the cross street of Trillium Cove Lane, but it looks like they're going to be in the hairpin curve that's south of that.
01:51
It's an RV.
01:52
10-4[1].
01:56
P412. That's him getting off the ramp. They're going up behind us.
02:04
Johnny, they just get off the High Creek, like I said, we're trying to catch (expletive) up to him. We're getting on the highway whenever we're getting off.
02:15
10-4[1].
02:21
04, you'll be right around Walker Whitty here and come back to you.
02:25
Yeah, we're trying to catch up to him.
02:31
This thing's going up a hell of them. I'm gonna shoot around you.
02:34
Yeah.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
[2]
10-7: Out of service (often used to indicate a deceased patient in EMS context)
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Location mentioned:
US-74, Bryson City, NC
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