Wrong-way driver spotted on Red Mountain Freeway in Mesa, Mesa AZ


A light-colored pickup truck was driven the wrong way northbound in the southbound lanes near mile marker 25 on Red Mountain Freeway in Mesa. The vehicle may have pulled onto the shoulder, but its status is unknown. Authorities are closing eastbound on-ramps for safety.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Red Mountain Patrol District
04:37
Transcript:
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872 are all red mountain units. We just received an ATL[1] from DPS for a wrong-way driver at 2-02Michaelips at a mile post marker at 25 on the east side.
00:10
Time relay was about four ago.
00:11
There was a light-colored forward pickup truck going north down in the southbound lanes.
00:15
Vehicle possibly pulled off onto the shoulder, but they could not confirm if it was still mobile or not.
00:20
8.7.2 is clear at 2012.
00:27
Charlie 34 in Unitsown Southern you guys cut for?
00:30
Code 4-276-04.
00:37
Okay, that's...
00:38
872 to off-duty 16930, click for check.
00:46
8772 to off-duty 16930, click-for check.
00:49
4-169-30. 24-0.
00:53
24-2.
00:59
110?
01:01
Got.
01:07
4501-18. Yeah.
01:16
913 for 3Baker, 21733, East, Nepal.
01:20
4 Charlie 44, 2, Charlie 46, traffic so forth.
01:26
Two bigger 15 each, semi-tannel port traffic, please.
01:29
Kevin.
01:31
6.0025, send door, 7-4.
01:34
Denver.
01:39
Charlie 46, cleared me a foot I'm on Sub-A-Chile 4, please.
01:44
Kevin.
01:47
4, Charlie, 43.
01:48
Channel 4, please.
01:50
Trevor. You had me to two Charlie 54 calls call?
01:55
Three Baker, 35. Finchannel 4.
01:58
Got me.
02:04
Charlie 33, 5 Charlie 31, Kennedy, copy a 417, 418 on Maine.
02:11
For Charlie 33.
02:14
21.
02:16
4150 is Maine, 2056.
02:18
It's the unit.
02:19
Juvies are threatening RP husband being verbal.
02:22
Juvies live in the complex. The gate code is pound 0852, and there's four juvies involved when jubies in neighbor.
02:28
They live at near (number withheld).
02:30
Number one is still yelling.
02:32
The number one's mom just showed up. The Black Mal 16 to 17 red shirt, black jeans, 5-8-120.
02:39
872 traffic working 7313 East Nepal receives a code 4 channel 4 clear Can we get a clarification on what the threats were I'm asking
02:58
we're making threats to break into the husband's vehicle and was going to be our priest's boyfriend last day of living
03:10
Charlie 34
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Pound 0852 and 7 Charlie 32 and 8 Charlie 34 can start that way as well
03:21
You can start that way as well Can you try that 34 ground
03:26
10 Charlie 32 and out
03:32
It looks like three other juvie is involved left on foot westbound through the complex
03:41
The 101 neighbor that was involved herself just went back inside with a white female in their 60s, let's see if they have a unit number.
03:52
And Juby number one went inside his unit.
03:58
It would just be the RP and the boyfriend outside.
04:05
Shray 27 in any other unit to break for a 909 with DPS and a sergeant to copy.
04:12
X227.
04:13
Okay, R3-36 Paul, you can break some of that.
04:16
Okay,
04:19
I'm trying to go before you can put it.
04:22
Copy. It's going to be Gilbert in the 60. DPS is working at possibly near (number withheld). We're not needed code 3. Need Mesa units to shut down the ramps.
04:29
They will need eastbound on-ramp shutdown.
04:36
Okay, 327, copy around.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
ATL: Broadcast request to locate a person, vehicle, or object of interest.
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