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Police pursue reckless red hatchback on Tampa and Curlew roadsEast Lake FL

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Tampa Rd & Curlew Rd, East Lake, FL 34677

Police observed a small red hatchback driving recklessly at high speeds near Tampa Rd and Curlew Rd, East Lake, FL. The vehicle nearly caused head-on collisions by driving in both northbound and southbound lanes and did not stop when officers attempted to pull it over. Law enforcement prepared to deploy stop sticks and monitored the vehicle's route as it traveled on major roads including Tampa Road and Curlew Road.

Audio|Source: Pinellas County Sheriff and EMS, Clearwater / St. Petersburg Police
06:0
Transcript:
00:00
You can light it up, but if it please let it go.
00:06
1040. Not even lit it up yet.
00:14
It is northbound and southbound lane, almost went head on with another car.
00:20
I'm not going to even try if we're not going to deal with it.
00:26
Okay, did you go up, or can I get up?
00:30
1023. Sorry, it just almost killed somebody.
00:34
C.
00:41
Carthirty 2nd8, where you are you at?
00:44
All right, I had it up for the limit. Okay, two-third, left on turn, Lus 14,
00:49
and whoever have eyes.
00:53
Cineen when you're breaking up, 10-9[1].
00:56
Do the Westbound turn, I was unknown one node off all my team.
01:00
I'm kind of a little bit more than this turn on.
01:03
Okay, it breaks.
01:05
It's back on 819, northbound through Curly.
01:10
Evil, we're watching.
01:20
I don't even want it. Like I said, almost went head on with several drivers without law enforcement trying to light it up.
01:42
Engine 6.6.
01:44
Sick person, Honeymoon mobile home park, 1100, Curlew Road, grid 164A, engine 66, FireTech Bravo.
02:09
All right, 70s, he still signal 12 will get his flashers on.
02:12
He is eastbound on Tampa Road, passing got rid of one.
02:23
Tampa Road, try to stop ticket.
02:36
And Florida Ave, 41 Bravo, this will serve you, Bravo.
02:42
I think I got it up ahead. It should be coming up at 19 a second.
03:08
Emergency response.
03:16
5-1, have you in round no-voterger 164A, 164-al, across the bogey lane.
03:22
Engine 6-6, Tech Channel B-B Bravo, Honeymoon, mobile little park lot number 164 for a sick person you can downgrave.
03:32
Hi.
03:39
Yeah, (name withheld), I was pretty far back, but from my point of view, it looked like you might only northbound. Again, it's a small red, like hatchback.
03:51
See, there's a group of vehicles moving northbound, but they were all moving normal speeds when I saw them, south of Nebraska.
04:09
Do our radio, please pass this along the carpet also.
04:13
No, 4.
04:21
He made me northbound, north in Nebraska.
04:25
Top 3-2, I came from Curlew, I didn't see him south down.
04:38
All street, that card is only huge.
04:43
Just left through Periloo, eastbound Tampa, Kerrulu.
04:46
Probably about 55, 6 miles an hour, so as the splashes on.
04:54
Do you let the hills grow, no, dispatch.
04:57
Ten point.
05:02
Current 32 radio just let him know that he's uh we don't know what the deal is with him um we've never tried to stop him.
05:10
Ten for.
05:32
Hey, Carthor, you can confirm he's going east down into Hellebrough?
05:40
Yes, sir, red hashtag, correct?
05:44
Olds two, he just passed me. He's almost cross-race track road.
05:51
A couple of you guys just hang out at the county line with some stop sticks in case it comes back and then our radio just lay home for now.
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[1]
10-9: Repeat last transmission

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Tampa Rd & Curlew Rd, East Lake, FL 34677
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