High-speed chase ends after suspect escapes on I-55, Jefferson County MO


Police chased a blacked-out red or black sedan reaching speeds up to 130 mph on southbound Interstate 55. The suspect evaded officers by speeding, weaving through traffic, running red lights, and driving on the shoulder. The chase continued through Richardson Road, Imperial, and Metropolitan before officers lost sight and ended pursuit.
Audio|Source: Missouri State Highway Patrol - Troop C
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Transcript:
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in pursuit.
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54. We have on 55.
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It's a black sedan, blacked out, approaching Richardson, getting off to next hit speeds, 130.
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We're proceeding.
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We're proceeding.
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Proceed on Richardson Road.
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Getting back on South on 55, it's a red,
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I believe it's Audi.
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Once you're on registration, it's got a tinted cover.
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Receiving South on 55, speed is 100, lane 2, the lane 2, the lane 1, they'll use the turn, light traffic,
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coming up on a few semis.
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What was your original charge?
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Speed 85 and the 65.
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He went to lane 4, left to lane 3 and lane 4 again.
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Light traffic.
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Streets 125,
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we're approaching one other vehicle, he's still blacked out.
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694, well then sprint clear.
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Cool.
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That's why you might be getting off that Imperial.
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Now he went back on 55 southbound, we're in length, he's in length for still PD80 speeds, 120 light traffic.
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And he's still blacked out, no traffic.
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Copied, might be getting off at M, still blacked out, and what is your speed?
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One 20 driving on the shoulder, passed a couple cars.
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The past few cars going,
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proceeding through M.
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He's continued, run the red light at M, he's continued,
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he's sat the roundabout at Metropolitan,
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he's headed south on Metropolitan.
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I'm losing sight of him, let's see if I can catch it up.
01:47
He ran the red light at M, run the roundabout, losing sight of him now.
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Dated location, 684.
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Cessian Baybury on Metropolitan, I'm going to terminate that last side of him.
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Copy, going to terminate, lost sight of him.
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