Vehicle with suspected impaired driver stops after slow pursuit, Salem OR


A Lexus with three people did not yield to police and was followed slowly before stopping near 23rd street in Salem. Officers suspect the driver may be impaired and called for backup.
Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
01:35
Transcript:
00:00
One three five, I'm a red. Well, a three-five, copy. 362[2]. I'm trying to catch up to a right-close driver, maybe near market and park. I'll give you a play when I get a chance to stop it. Okay.
00:23
A westbound near market on park and it's not yielding so far. It's a 596 mic Kilo Mike. Is a Mazzos in Ann, I believe? I'm sorry, correction, that's going to be a Lexus. Kevy. So we're yielding northbound near 23rd. Kevin.
00:47
316[4] is occupied three times. We're slow, well and still up the pending code to cover. We're still northbound near 23rd. Copy, 326[5] is in route. 363[3], we're stopped. Copy, and it returns clear current. Copy, we're in front of near 23rd, just north of market.
01:17
Copy. I'm temporary code for it, but I'll take two units, Code 2[1],3, near 23rd, like the DUI. All right, copy. You've got several around.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 2: Proceed without lights and sirens (urgent, but not emergency)
[2]
362: Officer unit identifier
[3]
363: Officer unit identifier
[4]
316: Officer unit identifier
[5]
326: Officer unit identifier
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Location mentioned:
Near 23rd St NE, Salem, OR 97301
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