Vehicle crashes into guardrail on US 60 and driver flees, Mesa AZ


A vehicle crashed into and damaged a guardrail on US 60 westbound near Val Vista and Power Road. The driver fled the scene on foot. The road was completely closed for safety. Police are searching for the driver who left the vehicle after the crash.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
02:42
Transcript:
00:00
We'll be turning around up and rough from Supertension's training to 60.
00:05
Okay, 60's underwater westbound at Valvista, so be careful out there.
00:12
Copy both.
00:17
743, go ahead.
00:19
Go ahead. Could you pre-empt me, please, for possible, 62 on the freeway.
00:25
2123, can you tell 9? I'm sorry.
00:28
Can you preempt me, please, possible 9, 62 on the freeway? No.
00:32
Copy. Hold, I could check a car.
00:35
Here is a Sam Oceancom 7 on a Mercedes.
00:39
We'll be at all.
00:41
60 Westong just before power, about 6,700.
00:46
Okay.
00:50
You're not involved, Roe?
00:52
I just rolled up on it.
00:55
Copy.
00:58
It looks like to be on.
00:59
I'm not too pipe.
01:03
Copy.
01:08
Let me get a guardrail instead.
01:11
before it's retract back.
01:12
I'm sorry,
01:13
the footprints go uphill towards power road and, you know, can't find the driver.
01:19
I copy, so we don't need fire?
01:22
I'm negative, but thank you, though.
01:25
Copy.
01:29
Do we need a DPS[2]?
01:32
Yes, please.
01:33
That's good to theirs.
01:35
Copy.
01:40
5-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-9-1-4-2 the 60 westbound is completely shut down for Valvesta
01:53
copy 5-2 can it's a middle-n 901[1] number 4
02:05
bottom 43
02:08
Part three glars.
02:10
Is it a silver sedan at the guardrail with an airbag deployment?
02:15
Perez, you have a lot of the airbag.
02:16
It's actually going to be like a magnesium gray, not silver.
02:19
Like a dark, dark color gray.
02:23
I copy.
02:28
And hit the guardrail?
02:31
Sure did. It took probably about a 50 foot of it out.
02:38
We're just less of the power of the underpass, the bridge.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
901: Medical emergency involving an injured, ill, or deceased person requiring urgent response.
[2]
DPS: Department of Public Safety (state police)
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Location mentioned:
US-60, Mesa, AZ
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