White SUV sparks chaotic wrong-way pursuit in Springfield, Springfield MO
TrafficChaos erupted as a white SUV sped the wrong way at high speeds and ran red lights in Springfield, triggering a dangerous police pursuit ending in the driver's arrest.
Audio|Source: Springfield Police and Fire, Greene County Sheriff and Fire
06:25
Transcript:
00:00
I have a priority moving traffic violation near Republican-Romanate School at East Leadership Drive.
00:08
Vehicle driving the wrong side of the roadway headed southbound on the northbound side of Commercial.
00:15
It is a white vehicle, we're still trying to get further on that.
00:26
Hello.
00:28
I'm clear. I'm eastbound in the westbound lanes now.
00:32
On 60.
00:35
Affirmative, I'm going to go ahead and create an info call for County also.
00:39
I'll put it on the rock code.
00:42
Copy rock code, I'm trying to get some better vehicle descriptions.
00:45
My case number, hit you show me you about today.
00:48
1724, that's clear.
00:54
It's a white SUV.
00:59
I'm clear. I'm there.
01:06
Is the caller following, are they telling? Are they giving you a speed?
01:16
He's passing intersection at 16 and James River now.
01:19
He's running some red lights.
01:21
I'll try to get some information for you.
01:23
I'm clear. I'm clear.
01:28
He's expected to call.
01:35
You can click that wrong way, driver in her public.
01:42
I'm Claire Simon Little, get the information.
01:46
6 Mike 55 adding that as well.
01:50
Okay.
01:55
There's school mobile looks like speeds of 65 to 70.
02:01
601, 6 string 55.
02:04
Go ahead.
02:10
It's a white SUV eastbound in the westbound lanes there at 60 and James River.
02:16
Going approximately 70 miles per hour.
02:19
I'm blue.
02:23
It's pretty good, I think so.
02:31
County have anybody close at all?
02:37
They have three of them in round them, trying to get a good location on them.
02:41
Looks like the wrong way driver just passed Armored 1.23.
02:49
They're 21 to 12.
02:51
Do you want me to continue to try a headset or just continue?
02:59
It'll be way out for us, so go ahead and let county handle it.
03:04
All south side units, good check info for traffic pursuit from county.
03:10
Originally from near East Leadership Drive,
03:14
white SUV going the wrong way, possibly intoxicated, southbound on commercial.
03:21
Last seen on Sunshine and West Bypass.
03:25
Units are out to the moving top of violation.
03:28
They're approaching.
03:31
Oh, there's 21 on downbridge.
03:35
They're about 65 to 70 miles per hour.
03:39
Correction just went through McCurry on Sunshine.
03:42
You got me downgrading, yeah, it's inside the city now as well.
03:45
I want to create a call for them and they're approaching West Bypass.
03:49
That vehicle is currently northbound on West Bypass.
03:53
Very now, Northbound on West Bypass.
03:56
651 on Bypass, now Vernon?
04:00
Okay, you can show the public testing.
04:04
Clear 651.
04:06
Hesper.
04:08
Dispatch, Spring Code, Ladder 9.
04:10
It's your letter 9.
04:12
6-51, we're still trying to find out if they're now in the correct lane.
04:18
Do you have a key holder en route?
04:21
Somebody want to verify with the alarm company?
04:24
The caller is now saying they are at the Sunshine and West Bypass intersection with the blinker to go northbound.
04:31
322. Show me out with 323.
04:34
Still in the wrong lane.
04:35
Clear Cicra 2.
04:37
They have not yet turned north on.
04:39
Also outside unit, it's regarding that good check-in, so the vehicle is now stopping the Sunshine with Bypass intersection with the leaker on to go northbound.
04:47
645. Go ahead and add me too.
04:50
Clear 625.
04:53
1606.
04:55
1606, go ahead.
04:58
Get us an route to the traffic violation, they're northbound in the correct lane on this bypass.
05:03
I have a check person called 829 south of Red Rock.
05:07
The caller heard was a really quiet knock on the door, didn't see anyone, didn't hear any voices.
05:12
They would like someone to check around the outside of the house.
05:16
Looks like 151, I'll be kind of.
05:19
We're northbound bypass 142.
05:23
I'm clear. You can tell me in a row.
05:26
Clear, what's bypass on 142?
05:29
That's clear.
05:30
Also, she is wanting contact, but she's wanting a phone call.
05:33
She has some small children sleeping, so she's not wanting a knock.
05:37
So I'm clear.
05:39
I do want to stop.
05:41
It's going to be Kentucky, Robert 7, X-ray 760 White Shed Equinox.
05:48
Clear. Are you at 142 in the podcast?
05:53
We're bypassing grand, 20 mile an hour in the fast lane.
05:59
I'm going for him with him.
06:01
Clear. Are you in pursuit?
06:04
Powers.
06:05
I copy still rolling.
06:07
I didn't copy anything else.
06:09
Stop, bypassing grant.
06:11
317, I'm out of viewables.
06:14
Claire stopped with bypassing grand.
06:16
Clear 317.
06:18
The county got that YSU stopped at bypassing grant.
06:23
74 one in custody.
06:25
Copy one in custody.
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Sunshine & West By Pass (SW), Springfield, MO 65807
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