Police pursue reckless blue Mercedes near Valencia and I-19, Tucson AZ


Police pursued a blue Mercedes on Valencia Road, traveling at high speeds and weaving through traffic. The driver ran red lights and failed to stop for officers. The vehicle was heading toward Interstate 19. The occupant fled before identification could be confirmed.
Audio|Source: Tucson Police/Fire Citywide
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Transcript:
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West on Valencia, probably 80, 90 miles an hour.
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East on Valencia.
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Sorry,
00:04
east or west? East or West? East on Valencia, weaving in and out of traffic, almost causing an accident.
00:09
Still trying to catch up to it just to initiate a stop.
00:12
And 5643 is going to be a blue Mercedes passenger car.
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And Romeo Yankee, I'll be at Sandpaper Ave and Valencia.
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You can go ahead and start me a call number traffic.
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10-4[1]. Did you want 10708?
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Just start one this way for now.
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6.3, sent one should confirm me now.
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It stopped. 104, pulling into the I-Hoc.
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12-7-Manus 10-26.
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Go 5-3.
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1014. 3.8.
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3.8, go ahead.
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Watch off the room.
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So 1-2-12's running.
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I also think I covered you.
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104. 10 of 10.
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10. Three hundred two, three more from a vehicle.
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Can I get a case number?
00:50
0102, 1080.
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Who's behind you?
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You're going eastbound.
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I'm passing right on the construction zone right now.
00:56
Speeds 50 miles an hour light traffic just ran the red light at Oak Tree in Valencia.
01:03
Sud, Grant and three-way.
01:05
In the media. Trying to be one male occupant, (description withheld),
01:09
wearing a black hat, about 30 years of age, was unable to identify him.
01:16
He took off before I could grab his ID.
01:17
C-R102, do we have anybody in front of him going east down that can put spikes?
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787-8-8-9-9-2.
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Yeah, head that way.
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It's on Valencia.
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We're going to be approaching I-19.
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He's going to be in the number one lane speed, 75 miles an hour.
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Looks like he's going to be heading onto I-19 from Valencia.
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Southdale, Northdown.
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Southbound. We're going northbound and be going towards I-10.
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Still light traffic.
01:49
Zero 102. Notify TPD and North, please.
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