Car crashes and catches fire at Bel Air Motel; suspect flees, Clarksville IN


A car crashed at the Bel Air Motel, caught fire, and leaked gas. At least one person fled from the vehicle on foot, with reports of one to three people running away. Power lines are down near the scene. Police are tracking the fleeing suspect by phone near Irving Drive and nearby woods.
Audio|Source: Clark County and Jeffersonville Police
03:27
Transcript:
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Carly Ance for an MVC[1] with unknown injuries, Bel Air Motel.
00:15
Jay 10 is going to be automatic crash notification.
00:20
We're getting an additional call that saying a mail is running away from the vehicle.
00:26
A Hispanic male, black shirt, blue jeans.
00:31
Forty-eight around.
00:36
We'll be going in the field towards the bill air.
00:44
Provising the vehicle is on fire and in flames.
00:54
and around the billy are just information there is a power line down the vehicle is leaking gas
01:04
radio I'm trying an attorney update on the nail plane additional callers advising he's running to the apartments beside the motel
01:18
Additional third caller advising they've seen three people get out of the vehicle and run.
01:27
Any disagreement or something?
01:33
And the other two callers advised they only seen one person so it's not clear.
01:41
Are they running towards Cambridge or River Chase?
01:51
You might want to go ahead and note about Duke also, all the whites are out.
02:01
Clear.
02:07
Number 126, have you made contact?
02:13
We're knocking now, are you?
02:18
Charlie units, the caller advised that it was apartments near the open field.
02:29
Troy Tenorio, just let the fire department know they got a heavy, heavy gas leaking on fire lines and vehicle is on fire.
02:39
Clear. Just information, we have a phone plot on an open line and it's moving down Irving.
02:45
It's currently in front of 810 Irving.
02:49
Yeah,
02:53
where's it ping in at, man?
02:59
Showing behind 902, like towards the wooded area.
03:08
Just information, the phone plot that we have that's moving, it's to the registered owner.
03:15
Clear. Where's it at? Where's the plot in that now?
03:21
It's 902 Irving Drive.
03:23
It's behind that towards the woods.
03:26
Clear. I'm in the area.
Police codes explained
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[1]
MVC: Motor Vehicle Crash/Collision
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Location mentioned:
Near US-31, Clarksville, IN 47129
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