Car flees police on highway, crashes injuring two, Park County CO


A gray Mercedes hatchback fled from police on US Highway 285. The vehicle left the road and was disabled. The male driver and female passenger were injured. Medical personnel were called to treat the female's head trauma and the male's broken leg. The driver was later caught by law enforcement.
Audio|Source: Park County Law Enforcement
04:49
Transcript:
00:00
I have a vehicle running for me.
00:03
It's a gray Mercedes hatchback.
00:08
We are at US Hwy 285, near mile marker 180, northbound.
00:13
Copy mile marker 180, northbound highway 285, gray Mercedes hatchback.
00:17
Do you have a plate? The first three is David John Union.
00:22
Pay for them.
00:23
As a, like a little camper, soft camper top,
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on it. Is this a hatchback or a pickup truck?
00:30
Hatchback.
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It's passing Highway 9 right now.
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Quickly sure. Where are they?
00:35
Passing that. Your speeds, what are the traffic conditions?
00:38
He's in the left field by Platte Canyon Station, I mean,
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northwest fire 1.
00:44
This car's smoking.
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Coffee, is this an action? We're out passing the fire station now.
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1937. 319, did you rack out or is you trying to drive to the field?
00:52
This car is not moving.
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Airplacer, 22.
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Show me out. Let me go see here, please.
00:55
Potentially it's emergency traffic only, 1938.
00:58
Do you know, if the car, anybody, pick off the car.
01:08
Copy on foot pursuit, 1938.
01:11
279 for heading to the area.
01:12
I copy.
01:14
Sheriff 22 is here, police notice.
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There's a female passenger.
01:19
There's a female passenger.
01:21
Sheriff, do you want to copy female passenger? Are there injuries with her pageant fire?
01:25
Sheriff there you want to copy, can you let me know if there's injuries to the female passenger, we're paging medical now?
01:35
A female's injured,
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plain of head trauma.
01:39
The female injured head injury is going to get an update on Sheriff 22, please.
01:43
The male has a broken leg.
01:45
Copy, Fire and Medical is in route.
01:47
Can I get an update on Sheriff 22? 2.2 is Code 4[1].
01:51
In 1941.
01:52
Firstly, Sheriff 22 through the opening channel.
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Share 20 to confirm clear channel from emergency traffic.
01:58
Yeah, thank you. Do we have a party still in pursuit?
02:00
No, pursuit seems to work in.
02:02
Okay, 243.
02:03
Sheriff 22, Sheriff 22, Sheriff 9, do we have the driver?
02:05
Yeah, I've got the driver. Give me a few minutes, everybody's good.
02:06
Everybody's got everybody's time.
02:07
Copy. Do you need to be there?
02:08
Sheriff Lee-1, I'm going to pull you out at that scene by Northwest.
02:12
23. Fair play, Sheriff 27 before I forget the ranch, I was able to get the cows back in the past turn.
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Copy, ma'am, and again, you can horribly flow down.
02:20
Sir 22, his driver...
02:22
and female passengers being looked at by medical.
02:25
I'm slowing down, thank you.
02:26
You are welcome, 1924.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 4: Situation under control
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US Hwy 285, Colorado
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