Two drivers displayed guns during road rage on highway, Mesa AZ
Two drivers engaged in a road rage incident on Highway 60 near Meridian in Chandler, Arizona. Both showed firearms during the confrontation. The situation included yelling, a possible vehicle collision, and mutual accusations regarding weapons. One driver said he was a bounty hunter. Police were involved and advised the drivers to leave the highway.
Audio|Source: Chandler Police and Fire, Phoenix Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Just to get an understanding, are both armed or is one reporting party advises the other and has a firearm?
00:06
RP advises that RP has a firearm.
00:10
It's unclear if the other one does or not.
00:17
44 which rate T?
00:24
For the file from Banner Desert.
00:31
1448.
00:33
1648, I'm at the Super Ride Town.
00:37
We're not involved, just saw it as we're going to recall right now by 20.
00:45
We're going to call started.
00:46
We're going to call started.
00:51
40.
01:00
HPTOC.
01:01
The driver from the truck got out of his vehicle and looked like he was yelling at the other driver, but he's back inside his truck.
01:14
Careful.
01:20
They're responding.
01:22
The call taker advises that they are actively screaming at each other.
01:27
The driver, the RP has been told to stay in his vehicle.
01:31
That's 1744.
01:39
1842.
01:40
I understand one is armed.
01:42
Can we confirm which vehicle they are driving the ones that is armed?
01:48
The RP and a pickup.
01:59
Northbound to Trinity, Eastbound 60.
02:02
No, 280, eastbound 60, white BMW, tempack, swerving heavily, almost any other vehicles.
02:08
RP last visual about five ago, that's 1745.
02:13
H.PTOC.
02:15
Hey, PTOC.
02:17
Call number 1096, Lincoln.
02:19
The truck driver just left the area.
02:21
Thank you for you, that R.R.P.
02:30
It's my understanding that the RP was in the pickup, but apparently not.
02:35
I'll confirm.
02:40
The RP is actually in the GMC, the pickup is the one that left.
02:45
Let's have a scene 46.
02:49
184 are that copy so the truck has the firearm.
02:51
We have the GMC negative the highway leave here.
02:53
We're going to pick up 45.
03:07
Everybody advice that he can take the report on this.
03:24
The RP in the grade GMC is the one that has the gun.
03:29
The other driver is now calling in saying that the driver of the grade DMC, which is the RP, original RP,
03:36
was showing the involved his gun and he had a badge around his neck, trying to find out if he is an officer, just don't have him on the line.
03:48
get a 24R driver in the pickup.
03:53
We can have a unit to go 45 with him and I'll go 45 with the RP that we have on the point.
04:04
(name withheld) pulled off further ahead at mile post 4.
04:09
Next journey, Ann, if you can meet with a Chevy pickup, there should be pulled off at Malpost 4.
04:15
8242, I'll head with 824.
04:17
You just confirm their LEO specific.
04:27
10-4[1]. C-O-C.
04:33
C-O-C. C-drivers, now leaving the area.
04:38
Yeah, it's help forward.
04:39
We told them to leave, get off the highway.
04:44
Looks like the RP and the GMC is a bounty hunter.
04:53
This wreck or there's just a miscellaneous possible road rage.
04:59
Sounds like both vehicles did collide at one point.
05:02
I don't know if they collided after the road rage started or if the collision happened first.
05:08
Benny.
05:10
Time for.
05:14
HB.
05:15
Josie. C.
05:18
A GMC driver is going to be off right at the Meridian intersection.
05:24
Off right at Meridian intersection.
05:27
1040. Copy.
05:30
She'll be rolling 90 years.
05:32
97 here.
05:33
In a minute.
05:34
104. 104.
05:41
And it looks like the driver of the Chevy pickup also has a gun in his vehicle.
05:46
He says his is in the center console.
05:49
Are they west of the Meridian or east of Meridian?
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
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US-60, Arizona
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