Erratic driving reported on highway in Tonopah area, Tonopah AZ
TrafficThe audio discusses a vehicle, described as an older black Lexus with California plates, driving in an erratic manner on the highway. The driver is weaving between lanes and driving slowly, causing a backup of traffic. Police are tracking the vehicle as it approaches the Tonopah exit, receiving multiple reports about its dangerous driving.
Audio|Source: Arizona DPS - Highway Patrol Metro Phoenix West
04:55
Transcript:
00:00
On 1969, latest comment was that the vehicle took off code 702[3], lost visual, as they're stuck in the queue of cars that were behind the ATIA vehicle. It's going to be an older black Lexus, California 1029, Frank, Boy Frank, 4388. 20 returns to a Toyota, but the RP was certain it was a Lexus blasting around mile plus 8,7. And 969, we have visual again, he slowed down.
00:29
It is going to be braking and slowing cars again, coming up to milepost 88, driving with the left turn signal on. I'm now passing Malpose to 89 to 20-04[4].
00:56
Now passing offence 90, getting multiple callers, and says all the sitting vehicles back and forth between lanes. That second RP lost visual. Original RFU[5] still is pivoted as updates. So vehicle driving in the middle lane going back and forth to the left shoulder and back to the right, driving with that turn signal on on almost sitting vehicles.
01:19
1963 can't we hit that call please? You have asked me to be attached to the call. Can I get your 19 call left sign again? 1964. Thank you sir at 20-0-6. And we're going 35 miles per hour in the left lane, brake bites on the shoulder.
01:41
It's kept their left turns to go on this whole time, but they're fluctuating back and forth between the lanes and now is on the left shoulder at mile post 91.
01:49
Our vehicle straddling both lanes, going to left shoulder and back to straddling lanes, mile post 92.
01:56
And the vehicle now turn its Hector lights on and going 35 miles per hour, 2307 north.
02:01
926 for a hazard turn on a hazard please have our copy turn on hazard is at 20.09[1] and I think your ATL[6]B as well has them on.
02:07
A PRP is like three or four cars back in the queue by the way.
02:11
All right just for I copy.
02:14
I'm at Maples 96.
02:16
Copy 96 at 309.
02:19
I'm going 35 miles to get miles per hour still spreading the lanes and coming up on exit 94
02:28
now they're declaring tonight?
02:29
19614 no more reserve at 23.09.
02:32
2305, 23109.
02:33
2309. Copy 23909.
02:34
Copy 23-09 hours.
02:36
And this is going to be approaching the exit for Tonopo at mileposts 94 on the left lane driving 33-1-0-hour.
02:43
And you need to copy, how you can turnipal right now?
02:45
Westbound. Last unit clearing your westbound where?
02:48
How do you think you're going to fall right now? T929-104[2] copy 2311.
02:52
On 196919.19 is going to be the UPS commercial truck.
02:58
I did the exit frontal ball.
03:00
No, standby.
03:01
I ask you for a mob state in my mouthpost right now.
03:03
Vehicle still on left lane, Q is still going strong, sees HP.
03:06
ATL[6] is in their left in the little lane with hazmaton at 32 miles per hour and not on the shoulder and in the men's main line.
03:12
1472 for information I'm going to be set up wrong way at the wet end of our collision scene in case that vehicle makes it out here and traffic goes through the road locks.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
20.09: Time code for log entry (20:09)
[2]
104: Acknowledgement/Copied
[3]
702: Took off (possibly a reference to fleeing)
[4]
20-04: Time code for log entry (20:04)
[5]
RFU: Request for update
[6]
ATL: Attempt to locate
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Location mentioned:
Tonopah, AZ 85354
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