Police pursue red Mazda with damaged tires on I-70, Kansas City MO


Police chased a red Mazda on Interstate 70 for reckless driving. The car had no tail light and drove through a closed lane. It hit spike strips that flattened two tires on the driver's side. Despite the damage, the car kept moving eastbound at about 10 miles per hour. Officers suspected the driver might be impaired.
Audio|Source: Kansas City Regional Public Safety
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Transcript:
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DCPD to Raytown PD.
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This is Raytown, go ahead.
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We had a red monster. We had a red monster.
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No driving lights.
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There's a driver and a passenger in the vehicle.
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No brake. Correction.
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One brake light is out.
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They are Raytown in Ozark.
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Turning to-O-2.
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10-4[1]. Are you direct with 60s traffic?
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Central officers, Mr. Church cars long in I-70. You spent on for the 148-mile marker.
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CMI driving in I-70, you spent on from the 148. Probably you said it was a red Mazda with no tail light. Affirmative.
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It is.
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Sticks were used on it, so driver side, two-flot tires, it's going about 10.
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12 feet we saw it.
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No driver side tires, it's about 10 miles per hour.
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It's regional charges where traffic charges only.
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Probably how long enough? My location was Raytown and Blue Ridge Cutoff, I believe still eastbound from Blue Ridge Cutoff towards your city.
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Is it? Probably 23-7.
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I'll give you to advise that the... The same with the warrants for.
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Where they have that lane closure,
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near the wall service area, and then I drove through the closed lane, went down the ramp and then back into the closed off area,
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and I'm sure he's impaired or what's going on.
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10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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