Small sedan fully engulfed in flames on I-5 southbound, Chula Vista CA
Fire & ArsonA small sedan was found on fire in the median of Interstate 5 southbound near Highway 54 in Chula Vista. The freeway was closed by highway patrol as a precaution. There were no reports of injuries or evidence of foul play. The transcripts also include a separate hit-and-run incident report involving a gray Jeep with a possibly intoxicated driver, who may have been armed. The hit-and-run took place in downtown San Diego near 11th Avenue and Baker Street.
Audio|Source: Chula Vista Police and Fire
03:44
Transcript:
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19 from 34. We are going to have to hit the 54 and turn around. We'll be back in a couple seconds. We were unable to locate it. Yeah, coffee. We have no visual smoke, nor do we have any odor of smoke back in our area. Engine 19, we actually just located it. It continues south. It's in the number one lane. It's a vehicle fire.
00:27
2-11[1]. Engine 34 copy. Engine 19 copy. Unfortunately, we're on the 54. We're going to go down through Chilovista and come back and get it on the northbound. Confirming this is on the 5 southbound, continue that direction. Affirmative, 5 southbound south of Highway 54, center divide number 1 lane, appears to be a vehicle fire.
00:56
National City, Engine 34 Metro. National City, in June 34, Metro. Go ahead. InGen 34, we now have an additional call going southbound 5 south of the 54 for a vehicle fire in the median. Do you want to...
01:23
respond there or keep the second additional call going? You can place engine, that call is the one engine, 19, and engine 34, or respond. We were unable to locate any vegetation fire. We'll handle the vehicle fire and then we'll investigate after if we'll see anything in the vegetation. Ninja 34, copy. Time to go, please, on Blue 1 with a deal with officer safety.
01:50
from 11th and B is in Baker Street in downtown San Diego break. Engine 19 copy at scene of a small sedan fully and cold at scene. Continue, engine 34. Sylveston, 51, National City, Engine 31, and Squad 61 cancel.
02:18
Let's go out, 361, copy canceled. AJ 31, copy canceled. San Diego, please continuing. In Officer Safety, it is for a hidden run that occurred at 11, that is 1-1 Avenue and B as in Baker Street in downtown San Diego, appears reporting a hit-and-run, a gray Jeep, California plate of Pete Henry, George, David, 831, hit the Arpugh's vehicle. Initially, it did stop.
02:47
Barbie blue as a driver was possibly intoxicated. Driver also put something silver and black in their waistband. Barbie blue does possibly a weapon. The driver is a black female 30s 5-8 thin wearing a black tank top black jeans. The subject and the vehicle left going northbound towards the freeway on ramp. And again, that is a view of officer safety for a subject in a gray Jeep plate.
03:12
Henry, George, David, 831, possibly had a firearm, laughing northbound towards the freeway from 11th and B is in Baker Street. St. Oakley, clear. Metro Engine 19, be advised. We do have CHBFC with the freeway, southbound, close down. Engine 19, copy, CHP15.
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2-11: Vehicle Fire
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I-5, Chula Vista, CA
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