Vehicle caught fire after being forced off the road, Monterey County CA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/19/2025 01:59 AM

Old Stage Rd & Esperanza Rd, California 93908

A silver minivan caught fire after being forced off the road by a red or burgundy truck on Esperanza Road near Old Stage Road. The suspect vehicle fled southbound. The vehicle was unoccupied when it caught fire. It is unknown if the fire was intentional.

Audio|Source: Monterey County Fire & EMS

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Transcript:

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Medication 5512, vehicle fire Esperanza Road at Old Stage Road.

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Those your crosses, time now 0158.

00:11

HG being advised an arrest report by vehicle fire Esperanza and old page

00:17

Reprovising he was driving was hit by another car no description I assumed off the road and his vehicle caught fire had a vehicle fled unknown DOT RPA is not

00:31

further for the vehicle file after the car accident test-bike vehicle is going to be at Ryderberg and you pick up left south down towards two like

00:43

at Old State.

00:52

The suspect's vehicle is lasting southbound on Esperanza towards Chular.

00:57

Suspect vehicle is a red or burgundy truck.

01:01

All information is from Monterey Com advising a vehicle hits the RP to them and made him go off the road.

01:14

Medici-five total cut.

01:21

Unknown if it's still occupied or not.

01:24

Let me go, Kenyon.

01:30

We have the Ingox25th.

01:32

We have the Ingol,

01:34

Narcetius, Media,

01:37

and Indian department fire.

01:40

Logging the south down plate.

01:43

We'll be a few.

01:56

MC's ER 10, going to Good Sam San Jose, pickup times at 230, so you attach at 207.

02:10

Update, permanent comm fires 1097.

02:13

A vehicle is going to be a solar Mercedes minivan.

02:16

The engine compartment is on fire.

02:21

It's 1125[1] in the southbound lane and the vehicle is unoccupied.

Police codes explained

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[1]

1125: Traffic hazard

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Old Stage Rd & Esperanza Rd, California 93908

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