Driver in purple ranger crashed after fleeing police, Van Wert OH


A driver in a purple Ranger tried to escape police by turning off the headlights but crashed into a pole. Police and rescue teams responded. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Van Wert County Public Safety
02:12
Transcript:
00:00
No, Rosa get your 39, Guy in a Ranger, purple.
00:02
Okay.
00:03
Three. We're on 99DU[2] and 576.
00:05
Near State Street in Bellrose.
00:10
Bergford, O.
00:11
I'm Union, 196 at 922.
00:15
Okay.
00:16
Two driving one.
00:17
Man, gee, create anything, guys attach me.
00:19
Okay. 880[3], this isn't going to be an RPR, right?
00:22
No, he attempted to run, blacked out, and then hit a pull as soon as I found him.
00:26
Okay, that's an RTR[1] if you blacked out and got the wrong.
00:30
See that 880[3], you just six have any injuries?
00:32
No, he's good.
00:33
Okay.
00:34
I want to 2007 GMP[4], where it was Alan.
00:38
Two,
00:39
three, eight. Signal 7[5], give me a time.
00:40
Okay.
00:41
Okay, so we're forced to rescue the offense.
00:42
That's real. Sure. Okay, um, go clear out of that infinity, yeah, my 99D is all working.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
RTR: Report to Radio (may indicate a pursuit, crash, or incident for reporting)
[2]
99DU: Possible road/intersection code (likely location)
[3]
880: Unit/Officer identifier
[4]
2007 GMP: Vehicle/year identifier
[5]
Signal 7: Give me a time (may refer to an incident needing a case/time number)
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Location mentioned:
Van Wert, OH 45891
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