Wrong way driver pursued and stopped near Westgate Blvd, Austin TX
TrafficA wrong-way driver traveled westbound in the eastbound lanes on Highway 71 and later on Highway 290 in Austin, Texas. Law enforcement units coordinated to pursue the vehicle. The pursuit continued until the vehicle stopped near the northeast corner of Westgate Boulevard and William Cannon Drive.
Audio|Source: Travis County Law Enforcement
06:38
Transcript:
00:00
I got a wrong way driver, 71, West Town, and East Town, East Town, Lee, Howard.
00:03
We're in about 50 miles per hour. Austin, 6 miles per hour.
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Austin, 6.1.114.
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6B5-07, 6B108. I got the search warrant sign. I'm going to come in the hospital or wait over here.
00:22
Go ahead and come to the hospital.
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They're ready for the blood draw right now.
00:26
Can you come watch him? I gotta go get the blood kits from her car.
00:31
I'll bring a blood kit in when I come at the warrant.
00:34
1040.
00:43
We start over into that strong-way driver. E.B.
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Westbound. The vehicle has come to a stop.
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Stop to 1104.
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It looks like it's going to be continuing to pull forward a little bit. If you have a second unit that's trying to block it off, it's going to be a red in color sedan.
01:05
It's going around a second unit and it's going to be continuing to go northbound on 290 in the southbound lane.
01:14
One hundred receipt.
01:22
All right, we still continue to travel 290 westbound and the eastbound lanes. It's going to be a far right lane click intermediate.
01:34
You do have light traffic that it continues to travel up.
01:38
Austin 100%.
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Two-90s, first street, still continue to westbound and eastbound range.
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110.4.
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50101-100-1-100-A, can you put to APD, Adam?
02:05
Action APD, David.
02:11
You said APD, David?
02:14
Correct.
02:18
10-4[1], okay, 290 westbound, still continuing on, passing Bannister Lane.
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100, we're clear.
02:32
6P, 101 off, please again, can you just label this? Are you invaded multiple? Please go the wrong way.
02:45
290, westbound still in the eastbound lanes coming up to Dead Bar Drive.
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100, precinct.
03:03
Still 290 westbound in the eastbound lanes.
03:07
It's going to be slowing down quite a bit. Let's see if we get that trooper to get up there at Brody Lane and spin around. All right, he's now going to be continuing back in a U-turn.
03:19
He is now eastbound exit ramp 290 at Ernest Robles Way.
03:28
We're 10010.4.
03:36
Poh-490, we got on a black Honda that's running in front of the business.
03:42
I'm not sure if it's occupied, I'm a main contact.
03:46
10401.75.
03:51
Probably slow.
03:56
We're traveling south about.
03:58
We're traveling south about.
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490, 28.
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Yes.
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Texas King Paul, William 363636,
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36, 36,
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or 36 32322?
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3632.
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7.
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Cacity Lane to assist with this pursuit.
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Maynay 3rd4, clear code 4.
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Pertchalli 20 and 40, check in your status.
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Pertiali 20 still checking.
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Coffee still checking.
05:03
Continuant southbound.
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Westgate Boulevard, Southbound at Burkett Drive.
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One night, 27 out of Texas front of them.
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Southbound, Westgate Boulevard passing Alder Ford Drive.
05:32
Traffic is light.
05:39
Double.
05:49
Okay, he turned into the parking lot. He's going to be at the north corner,
05:54
the northeast corner of Westgate Boulevard and William Cannon Drive. William Kenon Drive.
06:05
He'll be on the backside of the Starbucks coffee, northeast corner.
06:14
He is now the lapped out. He's going to be on the north side of the Starbucks coffee at the northeast corner of Wednesday Boulevard and William Cannon Drive.
06:28
Subject, current clear, negative 99.
06:34
Send forward code 4.
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Several.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
W William Cannon Dr & West Gate Blvd, Austin, TX 78745
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