Driver crashes into parked vehicle and flees in Mesa, Mesa AZ


A driver in a black Chevy Tahoe lost control in a parking lot, crashed into a parked gold GMC Yukon, and fled the scene near McKellips Rd in Mesa. The suspect, a white male in his 20s with no shirt and dark hair, was found on foot in the area and detained by police. The suspect appeared intoxicated. There was property damage but no reported injuries or fire.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Red Mountain Patrol District
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Transcript:
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further on that vehicle, possibly has temp plates, and it would have damage to the front end,
00:05
possibly a forwarder vehicle.
00:11
Yep.
00:16
I'm trying where you're looking for us.
00:18
Time for references 961 Henry[3] at 1935 north-stapelated device parking lot.
00:24
So looking for a black holder, blazer, or something similar, possible front-end damage with potential 10-28[1]s.
00:35
Real-term copy, we'll look.
00:40
And units foot.
00:45
Ocean 32, I'll send you.
00:47
And that victim vehicle that's unoccupied is a gold GMC, Yukon, 28 is 894, Young Edward Adam.
00:59
I'm coming from Southern that statement.
01:04
Chopin.
01:08
Driver description was a possible Hispanic or white male in their 20s-no shirt.
01:17
Further on that driver is possibly average build,
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correction, average height, thin build,
01:24
dark hair, and possibly wearing a hat.
01:30
I'm Charlie 33.
01:34
Go ahead.
01:36
For reference, the ATO that just came out, blocked Tahoe, westbound from Horn.
01:41
Can we see if Central can attempt to locate that vehicle?
01:47
Yeah, 10-4[2], I'll try to see.
01:48
That was the Central dispatcher that sent that out, so I'll try to have him work on that.
01:56
Robert 6.25.
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Robert 6.55. Robert 655.
02:01
6.45, I'm in the area of Mormon-Kellips based on a visual on that vehicle.
02:08
I just sent you the call for that 961 Henry[3].
02:12
They had no further on that, so I'm not sure if they have any further visual of it either.
02:18
Yeah, a motorcycle rider flag me down said he'd been all over the road and up and down the canal, and he's still in the area somewhere.
02:27
Copy. Just confirming the motorcycle rider was on the canal or that vehicle went to the canal? The vehicle was.
02:35
Copy. Did they say if they went north or south down along the canal?
02:39
I'm not sure.
02:41
When he flaked me down, I saw the vehicle was still west on McElts approaching horn, and then I checked the area and I can't find it.
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Copy.
02:52
Copy. 332 for 1stasy.
02:56
Copy, 1509.
02:57
Robert 645, do you have any units available for this?
03:00
We have two that are en route to the dispatch 20, 7 Charlie 33, action 32.
03:07
Okay, RPC is at 840 East McCulles, and I'm out with it, can copy of 28.
03:13
Go ahead.
03:15
Tim Pegg, 6-1, Adam 5, Young, William, Black Cahill, and he's on foot in the area.
03:22
Windshields busted.
03:24
Copy, you don't have visual of the driver, is that correct?
03:29
I don't, but the RP says he's getting a drink somewhere in the area from a drinking column, so I'll be on foot looking.
03:37
Copy, that's when he returns for a 96th Chevy Tahoe.
03:40
She was clear returning to a Victoria Estrada.
03:50
Yeah, 10-4[2], it was lost control in the parking lot, ran into a parked vehicle, and then left the area.
04:00
Copy. 2-1-13 reference, sign 61, Henry.
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Copy?
04:09
Question 32, if the officers can go to the Tahoe, I'll go to Pride and try and find the RO of the Gold Corps.
04:16
Copy.
04:19
I'm going to be out with this RP and have them standby.
04:22
I took another unit.
04:23
He could probably ID him.
04:26
Copy.
04:28
7 Charlie 33 is your next closest unit.
04:33
Good job.
04:34
33. 33.
04:39
What's his 20?
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840, Euse McKillis.
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Michaelis.
04:47
Robert 645, copy 28 on my witness RP.
04:53
Go ahead. Edward Tom Young, it's a motorcycle.
04:56
He's gonna hang out here.
04:58
Copy.
05:04
Robert 645, I've got a visual on the subject, no shirt.
05:08
He's up in the corner of a building here, white male.
05:11
Copy.
05:17
Charlie 33, can we get a couple additional just in case if he flees?
05:22
3 Charlie 35, can you start that way?
05:27
35, 104. And it's 840 East McCallops.
05:30
I'm at Allegra Family Dentistry, it's in the same complex, and I'm looking for a suite number.
05:37
Cabin, are you on the east side or the west side of the complex?
05:41
We're in the west side of the Suite 104.
05:44
Okay.
05:48
You stay going all over the place.
05:53
For six or five, I got one detained.
06:01
Copy, one detained at 1513, 2, Charlie 22 and 7.
06:04
Charlie 33, almost 97.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-28: Vehicle registration or license plate information request or check.
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
[3]
961 Henry: Non-injury hit-and-run traffic collision
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