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Vehicle nearly hits police then flees on 5th Avenue, Columbus OH

Traffic

Reported: 09/08/2025 01:38 AM (PDT)

Cleveland Ave & E 5th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201

A vehicle nearly collided with a police car near Cleveland Ave and E 5th Ave, then fled westbound on 5th Avenue.

Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide

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Transcript:

00:00

50 we had a car almost rear-end us King Sam Adam (number withheld) he just took off when westbound on 5th from Cleveland Key one King Sam Adam (number withheld) you following

00:17

upon fields any other car in that area?

00:19

I said of them copy and you try to light him up?

00:22

Yeah we try to light it up and he was behind us I exited and then he took off.

00:27

I got you, we're not going to chase the sticks or proof to me.

00:29

We don't see in northland fields.

00:31

I don't know if he kept going west.

00:32

There's two cars lined up so either west on fifth or uh where it's still headed up northland fields now looking for it.

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Cleveland Ave & E 5th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201

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