Wrong-way driver in u-haul truck stopped on highway shoulder, Buckeye AZ
Authorities responded to a U-Haul box truck driving the wrong way on a highway near mile marker 70 in Buckeye, Arizona. The driver stopped on the left shoulder with the foot on the brake and door open but remained inside the vehicle.
Audio|Source: Arizona DPS - Highway Patrol Metro Phoenix West
03:44
Transcript:
00:00
Buckeye units copy for a priority one attempt to locate heading into district. Vehicle is now driving the wrong way eastbound in the westbound lanes at mile marker 70. It is a box truck, a U-Haul box truck.
00:17
They've been unable to maintain their way and started as a priority one ATL[1]. The vehicle went the wrong way.
00:22
Vehicle is now stopped off left.
00:26
Stand by for updated sensory.
00:31
Roger Gapman, play to put me on the call.
00:33
Let's start out of ETSO that way and I'm coming from the 103.
00:38
10419A appears.
00:46
1450.
00:49
1450.
00:51
I copy that traffic.
00:53
If you have 4-5-7, he can start that way too.
00:55
He's probably going to be 1477.
00:59
1477.
01:07
10-4[2]-19-9-7.
01:11
Hey man, did you say MAPO 70? So that's what Pye is going.
01:22
1477, I believe that's 10-4[2].
01:24
Let me double check and see if they made it into this district or not.
01:30
Roger, I am still heading that way.
01:39
1477, according to the RP, they had just passed mile marker 70, so between 70 and 71 somewhere.
01:51
Thank you, ma'am.
01:53
It is B4-510 that way.
01:58
104-457 is 1019 as well.
02:02
Looks like the RP who reported this is stopped out with the vehicle as well.
02:07
They are going to be in a blue Nissan center.
02:11
1453 with the wrong way driver assist and you can give me that 961[3] that's holding.
02:21
10 4 you'll be looking for a Hyundai launch for an additional unknowns to Dan.
02:29
Looks like this info came from Peoria PD.
02:36
Nothing further at this time at 1921 hours.
02:51
14-5-2-10. You cancel 0-926.
02:53
10-4[2]-8-2-0.
02:56
10-4[2]-8-2-0.
03:02
14-5-9-2-0.
03:07
1455-9-9-2.
03:14
Thank you.
03:22
1477, just for information referencing this priority one attempt to locate, the vehicles are both stopped off left.
03:28
RP advises the driver of the U-Haul box truck has been stopped at their foot on the brake, has opened the passenger door, but nobody has exited the vehicle.
03:37
I did give attention when we went to LaPaz County to see if they could respond.
03:41
They said they would put a call in, but they weren't certain they had units that far out.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
ATL: Broadcast request to locate a person, vehicle, or object of interest.
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
[3]
961: Non-injury traffic accident or collision
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Location mentioned:
Near S Apache Rd, Buckeye, AZ 85326
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