U-Haul truck flees police, swerving and tossing objects, Trenton MI
A driver in a U-Haul truck is fleeing police at high speed on a highway in Monroe County, Michigan. The driver is swerving between lanes, throwing objects from the vehicle, turning off headlights to evade officers, and trying to force other vehicles off the road. The police pursuit continues across multiple highway exits and overpasses.
Audio|Source: Monroe County Sheriff, Monroe City Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
08:11
Transcript:
00:00
Bram take over.
00:02
I got you. We're northbound, middle lane, speed 70, swerving between two and three lanes. Just break checked us on the freeway.
00:12
Still northbound speed 50 and climbing. He's all over the place.
00:18
77 to 16, pre-finition to put this thing out.
00:23
Not yet.
00:29
16UA sticks up north, either south rock or downriver.
00:34
6-08.
00:38
6-8.
00:42
Have sticks available?
00:45
Negative.
00:51
It's going to be a white male potentially, backwards hat, left lane, just through something from the vehicle,
00:58
just north of the 21.
01:00
Through something north of the 21.
01:06
Please come back stolen.
01:09
It is coming back not stolen.
01:13
Gotcha.
01:18
26. Well, there's 21 to check for that, Adam.
01:23
I think we're still about near the 22.
01:27
He's between the middle and left lane. Looks like he's taking his seatbelt off.
01:32
He's covering his face with a black putty.
01:38
He's going from left to right lane.
01:41
Speed 70 climbing. We're coming up to some traffic here.
01:45
One car in the right lane.
01:51
Do you have rounds counter anybody ready up there?
01:55
They've all been notified, sir.
01:58
Thanks.
02:04
Seventy-7. Just passed the 22. We're approaching Sigler.
02:08
He's in the right lane.
02:13
Approaching Sigler in the right lane.
02:18
492-12.
02:22
You have sticks?
02:25
He's trying to force vehicles off the roadway.
02:27
No traffic northbound, approaching Sigler speed 70.
02:35
92 D.O.6.
02:38
Negative 126. Negative 126.
02:45
Going under Sigler now, right lane, speed 70, no traffic.
02:53
So you've got on the phone trying to call some more.
02:59
A firm.
03:01
Central of the 50-20, that vehicle is going to be approaching the 26 where 50-46 currently is.
03:06
Can he use his fixer?
03:08
A-firm[1], A-firm.
03:11
50, 46, back to be safely up there to get this thing stopped, absolutely.
03:17
Forty-six to be divided, I'm already on the, I'm already on 75 in southbound, so it's going to take me a second to flip around here.
03:26
Click 46, then disregard.
03:28
Keep heading south.
03:29
Just past the 25, you're going to be too far south. Sorry about that, sir.
03:34
No problem. Looks like they're passing right now.
03:37
Okay.
03:41
Do you now have sticks at the 26? You advise, no sticks at the 26.
03:50
Where is it exactly in the right lane?
03:54
Hey front.
03:56
Correcting in case he gets off.
03:58
Approaching the 26, I check now.
04:02
Approaching 26. Carved into the left lane.
04:13
Passing the 26.
04:17
Passing 26. Speed still 70, between the middle, left and right lane.
04:23
Just went on to the overcast.
04:24
150, 77. Description is going to be a light-skinned blackmail with dredds.
04:33
Light-skinned blackmail with dred. So you're trying to call someone if I'm going to get a ride. He's freaking out in the front seat.
04:42
That's your driver? We're approaching 28, middle lanes, speed's still 70, starting to come up to some traffic.
04:53
Left laying under the 75-overpass for the entrance from Fort Street.
05:03
Rockwood's in the pursuit with you.
05:07
Claire, do we have Brownstown or anybody else coming, maybe Taylor or Southgate?
05:13
Browntown's been advised, not sure if we're actually going in.
05:16
Getting off at the 29.
05:19
Zach, you got to take it over.
05:21
Somebody's got to take that thing over.
05:23
Got you at the 29.
05:25
Getting off at the 29. He's up in the 29 across the road.
05:35
And he's continuing to get back on northbound 75. Northbound 75.
05:41
Back on 75. Okay, I'm up when he gets back on.
05:49
Graham, I'll be right there.
05:52
About 75, we should his lights off.
05:55
We're going to be approaching West Road shortly.
06:03
Approaching West Road.
06:05
Approaching West Road.
06:10
You get distance in case he does that stuff again.
06:16
Radio Trooper 2, we're at your guys way, a little ways out.
06:21
Clear, we just went under Breeland, Northbound, he's in the right lane, blacked out.
06:25
It's in the U-Haul.
06:31
1014, north about 8 minutes off.
06:35
Clear.
06:41
We're going to start having low traffic.
06:44
Coming up to a couple semis, going over the Van Horn overpass.
06:49
Hanhorn overpass.
06:52
Left lane approaching west. Looks like we got somebody up here with light time.
07:01
Middle lane passing the west road exit.
07:05
Middle lane passing west road.
07:12
Everyone back off in case to have sticks up here.
07:20
Still middle lane just went under West Road.
07:31
Speed 75, middle lane.
07:40
Still darked out, speed 75, coming up to some more traffic.
07:46
Flames, blacked out, 75 miles there. Will you all overpass shortly.
07:52
Approaching King overpass.
07:57
Approaching Dick Slito.
08:03
16 to 77. Once we get Trooper 2 with eyes on it, we'll back off at that point, ink follow, and hopefully you'll try to somebody pick them up.
Police codes explained
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[1]
A-firm: Affirmative/Yes
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