Pursuit of vehicle for HOV lane violation on I-405, Bellevue WA


A black Toyota Camry was pursued southbound on I-405 near Northeast 6th Street for violating the high-occupancy vehicle lane. The vehicle sped up, avoided spike strips, and a pit maneuver was authorized during the pursuit.
Audio|Source: Washington State Patrol D2 Dispatch
07:49
Transcript:
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3-7405 south of 70 to 9 3 no reductions not accelerating 19 retail okay I do the driver as though window it's too dark and it's slightly dirty as well if you tail 220 verified monitoring 220 verified monitoring
00:32
The car is whirved over, we're back in the toll lanes, we're in tolling one of two, we're at 50 miles an hour.
00:42
May 1130, now the toll lane links one of two speeds of 50903.
00:49
Okay, for six Seattle team lane one and I'm gonna clear some debris.
00:55
9-03.
00:57
Boy, he's speeding up to about 60.
01:01
Clearly trying to avoid us at this point, I'll be in pursuit[1].
01:06
He was very in pursuit[1].
01:07
Still 220 verify monitoring.
01:14
Local patrols and road traffic only 903.
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We're south row 5,
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lane 4, north of 520, medium to heavy traffic.
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Tolling team clear.
01:30
480, southbound 405-0-5-20, medium to heavy traffic. Answer 4.
01:41
We're still south four or five approaching 520 tollway in one of two, 66 miles an hour.
01:51
The radio fire.
01:57
They're available units I can set up for spikes further south at C20 monitoring.
02:06
I'm going to hold up 220 by phone Cattle, Cone 3, go out of a unit, able to set up first bike further south.
02:17
Set up south of 90.
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So set up first bike south of 904. So set up first bike south of 904.
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So 131.
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From 520 now.
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532905 Hill 131 and we'll take a hold of 220 road of your monitoring.
02:46
Chief is where I'm at.
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131905.
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131905.
02:58
Mary Lynn, 2.0 Seattle. We're approaching south 405 at Northeast 6th Street.
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The vehicle is staying in the lane to go, it's going to turn into the H-OV lane to go south 405.
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On Northeast 6th, we in the H-O-V lane,
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correction to continue south-phone at 05.
03:21
Speeds are at 67 miles an hour, roadway is dry, and traffic's medium.
03:28
We're not coming up on anybody yet.
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May 1130, speeds, 6, and 7, roadway dry, traffic medium, 9.06.
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6 or sound, take over at secondary.
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Secondary, 906.
03:47
What's your original reason for stop?
03:50
In southeast,
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H.O.A.L.H.B.
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Lane, 60 am out there.
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40 southbound south side of H.O.B. C.L. Mary 11-13-3-0. Virtual version for a photo virtual version for stop.
04:07
Original reason for the HOV violation.
04:15
We're approaching the construction zone on 405 near I-90.
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And verify received original reason for a stop HW violation.
04:24
Rissy.
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Rissy.
04:30
Yeah,
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I'm sitting right at Coal Creek just past the construction.
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I'll pick it up if you guys let it go.
04:40
Okay, still.
04:43
511 Cineway Coal Creek south of the construction zone can pick up.
04:50
Yeah, laying just outside the HOV.
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Currently, laying 4.
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Verifying the vehicle color?
05:02
Black to get a Camry.
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38, 9-307.
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for Seattle monitoring for monitoring 907. Mike's approved.
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Yes, 131.
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131.
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131 approving spikes 908.
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90 lane 2.
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90 lane 2.
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Topics still medium,
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speeds are still about 62.
05:40
People calling the pursuit[1]s. You know,
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Spike?
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We claim to 6 miles that our traffic, light.
06:06
I can go ahead and start the rolling slowout before my head if that's what you're asking.
06:12
Right, and whether you want to approving a pit at 60.
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4802.
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Okay.
06:26
Pitt approved about 60.
06:28
Whether you want to pressing a rolling slowdown and Pitt approved at 60.
06:38
He avoided the spike. He's definitely avoiding us.
06:44
He avoided the spikes. Go ahead, location.
06:47
Out four, five, crossing over 112th now.
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4-3, crossing 12th, my turn.
06:59
Bill Seattle, I'm going to let that car guys take it and I'm just going to follow it routine speed, not activated.
07:06
The activating 910.
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I'm going to in for Sherry.
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550s for Sherry, 913.
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74 Cells thing unit on script.
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One day to be there.
07:23
Approved, uh,
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uh, up there's four mobile talking. 640, go ahead of secondary.
07:32
For south of 112, H-OV lane, speed 70 miles an hour, traffic's medium to light.
07:41
Cattle 174, go ahead.
07:47
167 if I'm going to switch to the south area.
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[1]
pursuit: Active vehicle pursuit in progress
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