Police chase ends in collision with suspect vehicle, Amarillo TX
TrafficPolice pursued a fleeing vehicle at high speeds through city streets. The suspect ran red lights, drove on damaged tires, and nearly hit other cars. The chase ended in a collision with a police car at the intersection near Southeast 10th Ave and Birmingham. The suspect was taken into custody and EMS and fire services were requested for injuries. The suspect had previously been seen reaching towards the floorboard and was wanted for carrying a handgun earlier this month.
Audio|Source: Amarillo Police and Fire
08:11
Transcript:
00:00
86, we're at 27 and thermal.
00:08
Okay, turn it east. Turn it east on southeast 29th.
00:12
It's past Pittsburgh.
00:16
Now we're crossing Bivens on 29. This tire is coming completely apart on this view.
00:23
Sleet are still about 35.
00:25
I don't think he's going to be able to get much faster than this.
00:28
We got no traffic on southeast 29. Just ran the south side of southeast 29 and Nelson,
00:36
still eastbound.
00:37
Five thousand her doors open.
00:40
Just turned north down on Manhattan from southeast 29.
00:47
700 did this back on two, whole caprock and any schools nearby get them to probably lock down.
00:55
10.4.
00:57
Still northbound on Manhattan coming up to you 27.
01:02
I just ran the spot right and easy turn east down on southeast from Manhattan.
01:09
Now we're going northbound on Highland from 27.
01:14
700 what was the last? I was not like the channel.
01:19
5.50. I brought this already even secure.
01:21
Northbound Highland from 27.
01:26
Timor, don't work secure.
01:28
Feeds are still,
01:30
now they're at 40.
01:33
3540s, looks to be all we can get up to.
01:36
The advice the passenger door is opening.
01:40
We do have a front passenger in the vehicle.
01:42
Looks like trying to get out. We're coming up to the access road on I-40 on Manhattan.
01:51
And we're turning east, access road I-40 from Manhattan.
02:00
700, can we get it thrown up as possible?
02:08
John, you want to continue?
02:14
Okay, coming up the I-40 Grand on the access road, I'm going to try to run this red light. He did.
02:23
Still eastbound on the access road from Grand.
02:28
House traffic over there.
02:31
It was congested for a little bit when we're coming up to Grant, but now it's open back up.
02:37
He's on a rim now, I think he's on two ribs,
02:40
on that driver's side.
02:43
Line 13, route, 37-1-honey, mental medical.
02:46
Okay, 261.
02:48
10-4[1], pretty one on our fall. We'll contact you.
02:51
6-1.
02:53
Going up to high for you, Bolton, on the access road. Speeds are now 40th and 60.
03:00
We're turning north on Bolton on out of the access road.
03:05
Sixth run a field star, South Travis and Southwest 10th on a trespass. It'll be a blackmail, black hat, gray shirt,
03:12
and gray sweats.
03:13
Okay.
03:15
263. 263.
03:18
Still north down on Bolton, passing Motel 6. Take up towards,
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tent.
03:26
Okay, correct.
03:28
Beads your bell for us and working on Bolton. Correction, suspect is in a black shirt, black hat, and gray sweats.
03:37
Is there any UC vehicles in the area yet? Do you know, John?
03:43
We did have some with us, but I haven't seen him in a while. I don't know if there's any further back behind us in the stack.
03:49
Coming up to Tent, Tent to Bolton.
03:53
I have a U-S.-down turn,
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onto Southeast 11 from Bolton.
04:02
Still west down on southeast 11 speeds are 43 miles an hour.
04:08
Turn it north down on to Dallas from southeast 11.
04:18
And west down on 10th in Dallas.
04:23
We're gonna go, Bez, second in this bill, but we'll still try to call it.
04:30
Continuing west down southeast 10th, going up to Grandi David.
04:35
This past Brandy David, still west down on tent.
04:44
All right speeds are up to 55 now.
04:48
Still west down on Penn, light traffic.
04:51
Still west down on 10th, just passing Manhattan.
05:02
Just go over this again, we did see him reaching down towards the floorboard, before we lit him up, and he hasn't stopped earlier this month with a handgun.
05:11
Again, the suspect of (name withheld).
05:14
99[2]th Frank party's role.
05:16
Howard, he's westbound into oncoming lanes of traffic onto tent, at 10th and Birmingham.
05:23
He may be bailing out.
05:25
Hang on.
05:27
1050 with a marked control unit.
05:31
I'm not here at 10th, Birmingham.
05:39
913, copy.
05:44
284, ain't tested.
05:47
Copy in custody, 1328. Do we need fire EMS, 750?
05:52
Yeah, roll.
05:58
700, I'm also clear.
06:04
Stay forward, the, uh, sitting morsel,
06:08
life and life.
06:14
700 was the last traffic.
06:22
Number 13 efficient.
06:24
Base 2,700, just abided by him. We had a black and white Cymarshal vehicle. We did have fire any MSM out.
06:31
Latter 7, copy, 1050 traffic.
06:36
You're following clear.
06:39
We're going to be around here because I'm Birmingham.
06:45
104 will be on time.
06:47
935 at dispatch.
06:50
Yeah, they collide with Unit 93771 over here,
06:55
Tempton, Willow.
07:01
Ten, four.
07:07
34, I'm out at Tempton, Birmingham.
07:19
6'4. 5-6-6-2.
07:28
There's 7-inch of 3 around Southeast 10th in Birmingham.
07:32
Priority 1[3]BWax stint.
07:34
A message attached.
07:36
6-2-23.
07:38
7-4.
07:41
Is this going to be a 10th in Willow now?
07:46
6-1-cent tracker.
07:51
104. 104, Campin Willow.
07:54
700 of Paysquots at 10 at Birmingham.
08:02
700 of the dispatch. Can you let those Pace guys know that 600 will be in route just a minute?
08:09
Any base company, 600 is in routes rightly.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or understood.
[2]
99: Wanted person / warrant hit
[3]
Priority 1: Highest-priority emergency or medical response requiring immediate action due to urgent or life-threatening circumstances.
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
SE 10th Ave & S Bolton St, Amarillo, TX 79104
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