Abandoned damaged truck found; driver fled on foot, Terre Haute IN
TrafficOfficers found an abandoned black Ford F-150 with heavy front-end damage near Hain and Robinson in Vigo County. The driver fled on foot east toward a wooded area near State Road 42. Police are searching the area for a person wearing a long black sweatshirt. A tow truck was requested to remove the damaged vehicle.
Audio|Source: Terre Haute Public Safety and Vigo County Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Made contact with R.V.
00:01
There are further down the road at Hain and Robinson.
00:05
There's no address.
00:08
328. 328, brook can be a pass for me.
00:11
328 for 1028.
00:14
Okay.
00:17
Clear.
00:23
Tom King, 1-22, Ocean Paul Young.
00:26
The driver of this truck left the scene, there's debris all over the cab.
00:31
We'll have any available except some kind of search the area.
00:34
I'll try to get some more information.
00:37
Two fifty-nine's en route to do.
00:40
Fifty-nine.
00:42
Pretty long.
00:43
I'll start it that way as well.
00:47
259, I believe that plate that he ran is the one from that reckless driver earlier.
00:52
We were checking on.
00:58
Clear.
01:03
That's known direction; he was at east around the State 42, State Road 42 area, probably in the wooded area,
01:12
woodline.
01:14
259 copies.
01:20
259 and 328.
01:23
Right, sir.
01:28
Is one of the vehicles a black F-150?
01:31
That's affirmative.
01:33
How do you find the damage?
01:35
Yeah, that's the one from earlier.
01:41
Yeah, too.
01:44
Gus.
01:49
Can you make a phone call for me?
01:57
You're looking for (name withheld).
02:00
Phone number is (number withheld).
02:06
Okay, need to go there and pick somebody up.
02:09
Yeah, female half.
02:15
Andrea or Casey?
02:17
Casey.
02:18
328 to see me number please 328 central is ready a number please 328 central is I get a number please
02:32
328 number is 8147 8147 8147
02:40
59, 328. Was it one of the witnesses that saw him walking east?
02:46
And so where was the last place I saw him?
02:50
Affirmative.
02:51
We're in a long black sweatshirt.
02:54
8420.
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20. Long black sweatshirt is the only descriptor I have right now.
03:02
Last scene is going east.
03:06
And I've attached you to an investigation.
03:09
She's just wanting you to TX her.
03:14
On 42, or did he cut off somewhere?
03:17
Okay.
03:19
So I'm going back east towards his vehicle, but she never saw him again, so I'm assuming he can change to the east.
03:26
Okay.
03:28
328 essentially restart me a wrecker for a black Ford F-150 heavy front-end damage.
03:36
Clear, as I go to Wolf.
03:38
Affirmative, you just put the tow company in the narrative, please.
03:43
Clear.
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Location mentioned:
IN-42, Terre Haute, IN
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