Vehicle crashes near railroad; driver flees on foot, Gillette WY


A vehicle crashed into a ditch near railroad tracks at Treat and Laramie. The driver fled on foot. Police and emergency responders searched the area including using a drone. The suspect was found near a walking bridge trapped between two buildings.
Audio|Source: Gillette Police, Campbell County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, WHP
05:11
Transcript:
00:00
Sounds like Laramie, where the railroad is.
00:03
We still have, we're still gathering information.
00:05
10-4[1]. We're a little longer, really.
00:07
10-4[1].
00:08
PD[2]-5-6. I'm in the area.
00:09
Copy. P. Follow-fax.
00:10
The east or west of rope?
00:12
He said it's west of the RP.
00:13
The RP's near East Laramie.
00:14
It's west of him, and he thinks the driver's trying to walk out or walk away now.
00:18
Hi, DEMS, our first responders.
00:20
We need to respond to the area of railroad, Treat and Laramie.
00:24
Reference of the vehicle accident.
00:25
It's by North Gillette and Railroad Street.
00:30
So it's going to be west of where you're at.
00:32
10-4[1]. Roots and Railroad.
00:34
Sim 4. Northern overpass.
00:36
White goes over the railroad track.
00:38
The vehicle's going to be in the ditch, right behind the train tracks.
00:42
If there's a PD[2] unit that can go to the other side of the train tracks in the first area where this bridge crosses at.
00:48
That's how I missed 2-2-2-2-0.
00:50
104-2-2-2-2.
00:53
Walkway, hi.
00:54
104, got someone on the walkway.
00:55
I think it's a BD unit.
00:56
557[3]'s on the walkway headed that way.
00:58
PD[2] 420[4], me and two other units are by Louisville going up the walkway.
01:04
557[3] is on top of the walkway, he's not up here.
01:07
4993[5], can you throw up the drone?
01:09
I'm working on it.
01:10
I'll add you drone call.
01:11
As our rescue ones are responding.
01:13
Time for our rescue ones.
01:14
Two, you can't clear in the vehicle?
01:16
Copy. Here's the vehicle's clear?
01:17
The vehicle's clear.
01:18
We're going to walk this embankment to the west.
01:22
556 did the RPC where he went I didn't I was just trying to get eyes on he was talking about he just saw him hit and run
01:34
Is that the plate that you guys were looking for, the (number withheld)?
01:38
I think so, but I can't see a plate the whole trunk smashed in.
01:41
Peavy, that's going to be the car.
01:43
Copy.
01:44
Got him by the walking bridge.
01:46
Got him by the walking bridge.
01:48
I'm trying to ask which side.
01:49
163 are you on the north side of the walking bridge? I got units with me.
01:54
7.420[4], where are you? Come to the north side of the walkway.
01:59
As a rescue one's on the scene.
02:06
IBCZY, local PC.
02:07
Tor. Goet, watch up for that thing in front of my truck there.
02:11
We need to stuck between two buildings, we're trying to get him out.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement
[2]
PD: Police Department unit
[3]
557: Police unit identifier
[4]
420: Police unit identifier
[5]
4993: Police unit identifier
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Location mentioned:
E Laramie St, Gillette, WY 82716
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