Pickup truck drives wrong way on 101 freeway armed, Chandler AZ


A white Ford F-250 pickup truck drove the wrong way northbound on the 101 freeway near Apache. The driver failed to yield to police in Mesa and was reported to be armed.
Audio|Source: Chandler Police and Fire, Phoenix Fire
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Transcript:
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ATL[1] on a possible runway northbound one-o-one-northbound 1-1-1 price from Apache DPS, errant.
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So what was that streak?
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It was northbound on the 101, possibly wrong way at Apache.
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It's a white F-250 longbed.
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It's a failure to yield vehicle from Mesa and the driver is armed.
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If you can get the plate via PSAP from our dispatch.
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Traffic on 19.
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The driver has a 38[2] out of Phoenix and comes back to Tallison, so it could be westbound on the 202.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
ATL: Attempt To Locate
[2]
38: Possession of a firearm (code for gun/armed subject, from context)
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Location mentioned:
AZ-101 Loop, Chandler, AZ
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