Driver flees from expired registration stop and crashes, Lassen County CA
TrafficA tan Dodge Avenger was stopped for expired registration but fled northbound on Highway 36. The driver swerved and passed other cars unsafely, nearly causing head-on collisions. The pursuit ended when the vehicle crashed into bushes near Highway 36 and Skyline Road in Susanville, California.
Audio|Source: Lassen County Sheriff and Susanville Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Expired registration was the reason to the stop.
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Number.
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Speed.
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107 now.
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Traffics moderate.
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Still northbound,
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35, approaching Egan Ranch.
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Copy of Egan Ranch.
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I believe the vehicle was just stopped by CHP two days ago.
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The driver was Flast of (name withheld) versus (name withheld) and the vehicles associated with Flast of (name withheld) versus (name withheld).
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Vehicles passing cars swerving in and out of the lane.
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Copy, unsafeasping.
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The vehicle's going, no incoming traffic.
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Copy, you shut it down.
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The Lasson-17M is reduced, and still behind the vehicle.
01:21
Copy, reduced.
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City units 117 have vehicles approaching 36 in the tower.
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Copy description one more time.
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It's a tan and color sedan, I think it's a Chrysler 300.
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14 copies.
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Actually it's going to be a Dodge Avenger.
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Ten more. City units.
01:51
Let's post up at some of the intersections at least.
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City comes flying through.
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Yeah, watch the railroad bed.
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One too ahead on collision.
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7.
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The vehicle is still passing numerous different vehicles on 36 that almost just came on 2 head on collision.
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17107. I'm behind you approaching the tower.
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Where are you at exactly?
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I'm just passing the tower on 36 now.
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10 bar.
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2014-17 good it looked like a male driver it's probably (name withheld) he lives
02:55
he lives right on the corner of I want to say it's hairfield in those houses right next to Joe's just uh just east of Joe's car wash
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All that, so...
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...and 117, it's just got flag down on 36, they're stating that the car is in a bush.
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I'll be in the area attempting to locate the car.
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Copy, what's across street in 36?
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It's going to be 36 in the skyline, the vehicles and the bushes.
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Copy 36 in the skyline.
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Class of all 7, I want him.
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Copy it with.
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Class 117. Checkpoint 9 has been a last of Graham, first of Keenan. It's going to be the driver.
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Location mentioned:
CA-36 & Skyline Rd, California 96130
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