Reckless driver abandons car after crash in Mesa, Mesa AZ


A red Honda Civic was driving recklessly at Southern Avenue and Stapley Drive in Mesa. The car jumped the median and ended up facing the wrong direction in the eastbound lanes. The male driver left the car and ran away on foot. No weapons or injuries were reported. The vehicle is disabled at the scene.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Red Mountain Patrol District
03:19
Transcript:
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1 item 33, 7 item 22 and 1 out of 25. I'm starting you all for a 692 at Southern and Stapley, Stapley in Southern Central units. You're going to be about 6 minutes closer than mine.
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We have a vehicle that went eastbound, jump the median, is now facing westbound in eastbound lanes.
00:18
No weapons or injuries at this point, red passenger car was an unknown license. RP was a witness, saw the vehicle speeding, it was unable to maintain a lane before it jumped the curve.
00:28
It took an eastbound turn off of Stapley, too wide, and no driver description, RP kept going.
00:35
One hour 25, yeah, real time.
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Real time to three, real time to three.
00:45
That vehicle is disabled?
00:50
RP had nothing further. He left.
00:59
No one for you.
01:01
Real time do you have cameras at Southern and Stapley to see this red passenger car that should be facing westbound and eastbound lanes?
01:13
No, it's too far. I don't have any cameras there. Is that the Harris call in, what,
01:18
Southern?
01:19
It says Stapley and Southern.
01:25
Some of I do see the car, it looks like it's against traffic. How can please?
01:31
Go ahead.
01:36
Eight, King Adam,
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five,
01:39
Charles Inward. Okay.
01:45
It could be negative invalid on a 2020 Honda Civic.
01:52
Units just for info for the 692. That vehicle's RO returns to near South Spur, which is just to the...
02:06
...inus 97.
02:09
I copy. We have other callers.
02:12
Saying him,
02:14
driver's out of the vehicle, male took off on foot, southbound on stavely behind the circle, okay?
02:23
Between two vehicles that's one of the octi, nice female in the driver seat.
02:27
Copy.
02:32
That one of the ones just got on that driver's side. I don't know if she was a driver or not, but she just looks like when I just found the camera, she wasn't getting in the car.
02:50
You know, the male that left was a male in his 20s, white shirt, shorts, five foot,
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five thin, and a baseball hat.
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Victor, Edward Adam,
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A. Henry Nora on Higley and Carol.
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Copy.
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Location mentioned:
E Southern Ave & S Stapley Dr, Mesa, AZ 85204
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