Wrong-way driver pursuit on eastbound 303 near I-17, Maricopa County AZ
TrafficLaw enforcement pursued a wrong-way driver on the eastbound lanes of Arizona State Route 303 near Interstate 17. Units from different jurisdictions responded and searched the area. There are reports that the driver may have abandoned the vehicle and fled into the nearby desert.
Audio|Source: Arizona DPS - Highway Patrol Metro Phoenix West
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Transcript:
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can you check on that law enforcement involves a wrong way that is going to be in the eastbound lanes of the 303 just west of the i17 it was apparently border patrol that was in pursuit
00:18
And now there's units that are east of and west of the I-17 in armed vehicles.
00:26
They're trying to figure out whose jurisdiction this is, if it's ours or Phoenix's.
00:30
You could just start that way.
00:32
TOC, copy there, just east of 17.
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It's been to the eastbound lines of the 303, just west of the I-17.
00:40
And TOC, go ahead.
00:43
I don't know if they had a bailout or what I was facing flashlights off in that desert just about south of where those two vehicles are full on first six blocks a 303 lane
01:12
Was there unit right there?
01:17
Yeah, thank you for the AOA call. Did it advise what it's in regards to?
01:27
That's negative.
01:28
We're not really sure what's going on. Apparently they were in pursuit of a vehicle. It's now possibly a bailout.
01:37
But we don't really have any information.
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Arizona State Rte 303, Arizona
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