High-speed pursuit with dangerous driving and suicidal threats, Sioux City IA
TrafficPolice pursued a vehicle at high speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour. The vehicle ran red lights, drove on wrong lanes, and the driver made suicidal comments asking police to shoot him. Officers deployed spike strips during the pursuit which continued through multiple streets and highways in Sioux City, Iowa.
Audio|Source: Mills County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
07:11
Transcript:
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Woodbury just announced that they're on a pursuit, southbound I-29, just for your 43.
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10-4[1]. I'll start driving that way.
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10-4[1]. 2137.
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Stormlight 3-7-round-direction direction.
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10-4[1]. 24, 21-7.
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Just coming up to Aylton exit now, stay on the interstate southbound.
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149 southbound.
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That's Sintag 2.
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Number four.
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Coming up, 104 corners,
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middle lane, traffic light, speeds are 120.
00:47
Again, reason for stop, no front plate,
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and we're able to stop entering the roadway.
00:52
Vehicle did stop and then took off on me, probably get out on it.
00:55
We're going to try to exit at this thing else.
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47, take an exit 147.
01:07
Text you, they're going to be trying sticks here shortly.
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2038.
01:17
We turn in Northbound and Virginia, Northbound Virginia.
01:30
Through the red light, and we're going eastbound Gordon, easton Gordon.
01:39
Flew another red light, still eastbound, going over the byduck.
01:46
We're ready to know if anybody is going to take this over or not.
01:49
So I make a call to each.
01:54
I believe the county is trying to get involved in certain where they're out.
02:01
Illegally passing vehicles on the viaduct, still he's bound.
02:05
He's picking up speed, doing about 65.
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You've got traffic in front of him, he's slowing too.
02:22
Eastbound Gordon Drive just coming up to the exit with Lewis.
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Eastbound Gordon Drive from Lewis.
02:34
Eastbound Gordon and Westcott.
02:40
With the red light at Paramount, still eastbound.
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Traffic's light, traffic's yielding roads are still fairly decent and dry.
02:54
Crossing South Allo, still eastbound speed through 60.
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So I'm just passing Hamilton.
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Should I just go up on the interstate, you go on south, or do you want to get off of Gordon?
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They're going to try to stop six at Gordon and Lakeport.
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Let's stay around that way.
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We're heading for 75 right now.
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We're eastbound through South Martha.
03:15
Speed there is 70.
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Traffic's light, traffic's yielding, roads are dry.
03:20
Dry and six at Lakeport and Gordon, six at Lakeport and Gordon.
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10-4[1].
03:29
To what I was like he was and just shut down, you can see that way available traffic laws, but see somebody else picked us up for a call.
03:39
They're trying to get sticks out and county's coming to me, Chief.
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I'm listening.
03:47
Time for you, if you're saying shut it down, I'll shut it down.
03:50
Just coming up to Stone and Lake behind,
03:52
Stone and Gordon right now through the red light, he's blowing around cars.
03:57
As far as to see the county's head of the stadium 20 or not?
04:02
On board,
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staying with him.
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Still eastbound,
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he's doing about 70.
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Travis Light,
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going up to six now.
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I'm going to go to the line on there.
04:20
Everyone again, point?
04:23
He took off, eastbound in the westbound lanes on board.
04:31
Now he's eastbound in the westbound lanes, still eastbound in the westbound lanes, just pass in South Maple.
04:44
I'm staying with Whitbury County, I am not leaving the pursuit.
04:47
Woodbury County is.
04:51
I'm fine, this thing for you to stay behind them.
04:59
Yeah, too-oh.
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We're just coming up to the 25 past 75.
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Woodbury County got this one.
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I'm staying with them.
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I'm just continuing the patched North Sioux and add the patch to Woodbury County.
05:15
Second floor.
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And black jacket.
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So he's down, 115,
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no traffic.
05:32
Simone, you want me to cross over?
05:35
Oh, stay over here.
05:38
Just stay back in Japan, case he turns around.
05:45
On number three, car, whatever's number four, stay back.
05:50
Okay, he's four down and gets around.
05:56
All right, still ease in the west.
06:03
Can I get a 27 out of Nebraska?
06:08
Go ahead.
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The last name is (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld).
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(name withheld), (name withheld), first name is (name withheld), common spelling.
06:22
Date of birth is (number withheld).
06:32
He's fitted 20 in Charles.
06:38
You have I fitted 20 in Charles?
06:44
20 in Carol.
06:45
20 in Carol.
06:51
It's 23-7.
06:56
Block this eastbound off, block he's found off.
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Block he's found off.
07:05
He's making comments wanting us to shoot him.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment (Message received / OK)
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Location mentioned:
Gordon Dr & S Lakeport St, Sioux City, IA 51106
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