High-speed pickup truck pursued driving wrong way on highway, Butte County CA


Police pursued a grey pickup truck traveling at high speeds up to 110 mph. The vehicle was weaving through traffic and driving the wrong way on the highway, exiting and re-entering multiple highways and making sudden direction changes. The pursuit involved multiple police units and continued for an extended distance on Interstate 5 and nearby roads. The driver showed dangerous behavior that threatened public safety.
Audio|Source: California Highway Patrol Chico Dispatch
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Transcript:
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93X. 93X.
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938x we're going to be northbound 5 south of 57 vehicle took off on us he just exited 57
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8x northbound 5 south side 57 vehicle just exit 57 all units hold not prior air traffic
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93 8x we're now going south down 99 w
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Thank you. Southbound 99W.
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938X. It's a grey pickup truck speeds of 80, stop down 99W.
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A grey pickup truck, speed of 80, stop down 99W.
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938X, light traffic speeds of 110.
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988X, light traffic speeds of 110.
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938X is a grey pickup with a motorcycle on the back.
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938X, a grey pickup with a motorcycle in the back.
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621 George, we're going to attempt to set up.
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51, George, and no.
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93AX, we're passing 60 negative traffic speeds of 103.
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Speed of 1003.
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Speed of 100 and 2 passing center of 60.
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993.9x, original one, what is weaving?
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938X, original wattweaving.
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938x speeds of 95 miles an hour negative traffic
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95 miles an hour negative traffic 935 miles an hour negative traffic
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938x continued eyes on call sergeant
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You can go 2XRMI557.
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2XRMI557. 2XRMI 557.
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3 Units, Blanketheightie have the K-9 in route.
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9-3-8X airs 10-10[1] for the night.
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10-4, we'll put up at east, county road 68, speeds of 100, he's braking.
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Approaching, count of 0 68, speed of 100 braking.
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Westdown, Coney Road 68.
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Westbound, County, 8.
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Northbound.
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Copy, now northbound, I-5-2X with 6X, copy.
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Copy. Copy it.
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He's stopping, northbound 68.
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Oh, he's flipping around going southbound.
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All right. Well, is northbound now flipping going south down from 68.
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93 is southbound and the northbound lane and we're going to discontinue in a minute.
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Southbound and...
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Like, 93 units, copy.
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938x, our lights are off, speeds of 85, he's still going southbound in the northbound lane, and searching Delavan.
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Still southbound in the northbound lanes approaching Delavan, your lights are off.
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938, I think a divisory in the units.
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We're shot there to the clues the county line now.
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3rd and 51, George, copy.
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39 to do one george we copy we're going to be in route southbound high five just south uh south of uh blue line
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south down i've just south of the lower line now i do a george correction north-northown i five south of leeway line
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10-10: Off duty
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