Driver travels wrong way and abandons vehicle during chase, Oakland CA


A driver traveled the wrong way at high speeds, ran red lights, and led police on a chase through several city streets and freeways near Foothill Blvd and 2nd Av in Oakland. The driver eventually abandoned the vehicle and tried to get into another car nearby.
Audio|Source: California Highway Patrol - Oakland
07:51
Transcript:
00:00
Go on wrong way, about 65 miles an hour, light traffic.
00:04
Go on wrong way, 65 miles per hour, light traffic.
00:08
This, hill, leftbound.
00:14
Air 21, you're coming in static, Pennine.
00:17
Okay,
00:18
fifth, coming up to fourth now on foot hill on foot hill on fourth.
00:24
Westbound foot hill at fourth.
00:31
Left turn on 2nd Avenue or it looks like 2nd Avenue is going to be westbound second.
00:37
To left on second, left on second, left on second.
00:45
International,
00:46
second and international now.
00:49
Second and international.
00:55
International still westbound second.
00:59
International still westbound on second.
01:02
And east 11th through east 11 still westbound on second.
01:11
Through east 11th still westbound on second.
01:20
Second attempt now.
01:23
Second attempt.
01:30
Air 20 antennae. Okay.
01:39
Making a right turn on to northbound east end.
01:42
Made a right turn on the northbound east tenth.
01:50
The leftbound 10th now.
01:53
Westline on 10th.
01:59
Left turn, southbound and foulin.
02:03
Left turn, southbound on valid.
02:06
One-six Tom.
02:08
One-six Tom.
02:12
One-six Tom, you copy.
02:17
In our slow, right turn on 8th Street, maybe he's turning around, nope, we're still southbound Talon.
02:23
Temper south on on Talon still.
02:29
Dead in on Talon Street, dead end on Fallon Street. Dead end, on Fallon Street.
02:32
Stay in on Talon.
02:38
22, not a dead end. Sorry about that.
02:40
Cover up to 6th and Oak.
02:44
This is going to be West Mountain Sixth now.
02:47
Toil up to 6 in Oak, Westbound and 6 now.
02:55
Off the freeway here.
02:58
Ramp it on to the freeway.
03:01
On 880.
03:03
Which way on 880?
03:05
On 880.
03:07
Here's static, northbound on 880. Northbound on 880.
03:10
Right up northbound from Jackson.
03:16
Ramped on northbound from Jackson.
03:20
Got right turn, I didn't you jump on there, I'll turn to get that street name.
03:27
Tram.
03:29
Okay, it looks like it's 17.
03:35
Now 980 eastbound but then took the off ramp.
03:41
980s found that took the off ramp, 17.
03:45
17. 17. 17.
03:48
17th Street right at 17th made a ride at 17th negative rand the red light at 17th it's gonna be northbound 17th
03:58
redder ran at 17th northbound on 17th on 17th on castor on 21st castor on 21st
04:09
Turn on to northbound San Pablo.
04:13
Northbound San Pablo.
04:16
Yes, send a re-notify OPD.
04:18
S-Kennett at (number withheld).
04:23
Relain line line now.
04:30
75 on Northbound St. Pablo, just possibly 27th Mount.
04:36
North on St. Pablo, North the, I believe you said,
04:39
27th.
04:40
Turn 27th. 10-4[1].
04:42
75 months per hour.
04:45
No,
04:50
but no units behind it.
04:53
Comfirm no units behind it?
04:57
That's where?
04:58
Ten, four.
05:01
I copy.
05:03
That's ten, ten, ten.
05:08
Right turn on the 37th Street, further to the eastbound 37th.
05:12
Right on 37, going east on on 37th.
05:16
Turn, northbound Linden.
05:18
North on Linden.
05:20
So, McArthur.
05:22
McArthur.
05:24
The right turn, Salman Cliff.
05:28
Right turn on Mac.
05:34
Pulling over at front of (number withheld) back.
05:40
Pull over.
05:43
Drivers getting out, posture's getting out.
05:49
They pulled over that (number withheld) back guard there to get out.
05:53
They're trying to get the bike out. Driver's still in the end of the door.
05:56
Trying to get the bike up.
06:03
Starting to walk eastbound on back.
06:06
Driver's still in the trunk and just close the trunk, starting to walk eastbound on Mac.
06:11
Trevor close the truck, they're walking eastbound on Mac.
06:18
Yep, uh...
06:23
All right, he's going to be trying to get in another vehicle in front of on the corner of Market and MacArthur.
06:30
That's going to be the second car west of Market.
06:34
That's your car right there. Yeah. Off your right. Up your right. Off your right.
06:40
That camera or whatever that is, he's in the passenger.
06:46
At 21, I'll copy. He's trying to get into another vehicle. Market at Mac.
06:53
This car's starting to take off at the Camry. It looks like there's a footbelt with the X-ray passenger.
07:03
Do you have any units in the area?
07:11
37th Street. It's going to be like an older Camry, gold and color silver.
07:17
Older, silver, Toyota, Camry.
07:19
Use on 37.
07:21
This is going to be West Street now going under the freeway through 35th.
07:27
West, going into the freeway through 35th.
07:34
That is going wrong way about 70 miles an hour light traffic southbound west.
07:41
Wrong way, seven miles per hour southbound west, light traffic. So there you know what traffic?
07:47
Tem status on T-8. T-Ago-Gate.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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