Vehicle hits cyclist at intersection in Mesa, Mesa AZ


A black Kia Sedona struck a cyclist near the intersection of Alma School Road and Rio Salado Parkway in Mesa, Arizona. The driver attempted to flee but was followed by a witness. The cyclist is reported to be up and walking with a leg injury.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Central Patrol District
02:20
Transcript:
00:00
20 South, almost all right.
00:02
Copy.
00:04
For Baker 25, for Baker 22 for 962[2], Henry[1], Rio, and almost 2.
00:12
Allmiston. Oh,
00:19
shoot, I want you to meet that.
00:22
Alma and Rio with the vehicle versus pedestrian, the RPs following the vehicle that tried to leave.
00:28
The black Kia Sedona plate, Charles, John Mary, (number withheld), a whole attachment.
00:36
I'll copy you all real time.
00:39
Realtime on two.
00:41
Realtime, yeah,
00:43
we're here, we're looking for that vehicle.
00:47
Copy.
00:48
Sam Baker 24, do you have any update on injuries to the possession?
00:55
We're working on it.
01:01
That 962[2], Henry[1], vehicle is last and headed northbound.
01:08
Section 21, I'll go to dispatcher 20 if the others will not area check for the vehicle.
01:21
NEP is no longer following that Kia, so don't know they're going back to the dispatch 20 to check on the pedestrian.
01:31
And Baker 24, where does that plate come back to that Kia and where does that vehicle come back to?
01:37
Returns to a 20 out in Scottsdale.
01:43
I don't see a pedestrian the roadway or on the sidewalks at all.
01:47
I'm going to line back video see if we can't see anything.
01:53
Okay.
01:58
I think we have another IP saying the pedestrian is at Rio and Standage.
02:07
Motion for a one.
02:08
Can you update? Nothing.
02:16
The industry is actually a cyclist, and they're up and walking, looks like they have a busted slip.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Henry: Phonetic code word for the letter "H," commonly used in police radio communications.
[2]
962: Injury traffic collision involving one or more vehicles.
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