Driver flees police after hit-and-run in Salem, Salem OR


Police pursued a vehicle in Salem that failed to stop, running red lights and nearly hitting other cars. The vehicle backed into a van before fleeing the scene. Officers tried to stop it with spike strips but the vehicle escaped, suspected of hit-and-run and felony elude charges.
Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Zero 251, it's going west, I'm going to go across, that's a leading.
00:04
I'm not in the sooner pulling over.
00:12
2046.
00:14
NASA got tail lights.
00:16
It's continuing.
00:23
From what I could see, it looks like it continued west through all the lights.
00:27
Probably getting up the floor.
00:31
I'm sorry, getting up to where?
00:35
12.
00:38
W.
00:44
You're going to see where I went from there.
00:50
2025.
00:56
147. There's a white camera that just passed me going north front on 25th.
01:02
It's trying to catch up to it just have a couple plates.
01:10
Copy here.
01:15
Negative is California plate.
01:22
Not to right plate.
01:27
Not the right plate.
01:32
Gov. Hi Zero 9.
01:35
I think I have this vehicle at Fairview and Mission.
01:38
Or 25th, one north down.
01:44
(number withheld) to (number withheld) to visit.
01:45
Just hold back on it.
01:49
Copy.
01:51
It's continuing northbound.
01:54
I'm just going to hit the intersection here of the airport.
02:02
(number withheld). I'm coming to you.
02:05
All right, so we can get there.
02:08
A 25th mission is hit it straight there.
02:10
It's approaching the light towards Midfield Crest right now.
02:16
And (number withheld). I'm behind (number withheld). We're like two cars behind it.
02:22
It's back to driving normally.
02:24
It's in front of an Amazon truck now, I believe.
02:31
That's correct.
02:36
(number withheld) to (number withheld) to (number withheld). Let's just stay pretty far back from it because we don't want to soak it into driving breakfast.
02:44
5-9 is definitely headed towards 25th and Mission.
02:47
It's in front of the Amazon truck.
02:52
Okay,
02:56
let's try to get spikes. It's good set up.
03:00
Yeah, (number withheld). It's just in front of the Amazon truck for about 30 seconds out front 20.
03:06
It should be coming to you in about 20 seconds now.
03:10
It's going to be in the number one lane.
03:13
Yeah, (number withheld). I missed it. It blew the red light and continued northbound on 25th.
03:23
2020.
03:28
It's probably the State Street on 25th at this point.
03:35
20-20.
03:38
Let's turn if you haven't already continued with Atlvista County.
03:42
Ephraim, they're listening.
03:47
(number withheld), that (number withheld). Do you have any other additional crimes besides the hidden run?
03:54
2 511, records, and felony elude.
04:00
A firm, I was just wondering if those felony are missing here a little or a hit run.
04:10
Yeah, just missed a me or he backed into a van.
04:15
I got me. I got me.
04:22
This is 1892, I'm not running there yet.
04:29
Report, sir, seven, I didn't add it, we know McQuast DOT.
04:37
Just the north down on 25th.
04:47
(number withheld) worry.
04:54
He's in the backyard of the Cat actress.
04:58
I got to be.
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