Police pursue black hatchback fleeing on OH-249 near Route 127, Defiance County OH
TrafficPolice pursued a black hatchback on OH-249 near Route 127. The vehicle drove in the oncoming lane, nearly hitting several cars. It crashed into a guardrail but kept moving at about 25 miles per hour. Officers deployed spike strips to try to stop the vehicle. The chase involved coordination among different counties as they tried to block traffic and end the pursuit safely.
Audio|Source: Defiance County Sheriff, City Police, Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Henry Paul Adam (number withheld).
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H.P.A.
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(number withheld). H.B.A. (number withheld). It's a black hatchback, not sure, make, and model.
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Yeah, clear.
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24. Try and get in front of me.
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Get far enough that you can deploy spikes out because he is not going to stop and he has nearly hit three cars.
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What I don't have spikes.
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1120 call post in Williams County.
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He's completely in the oncoming lane right now.
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Here, sir. My apartment is almost posed.
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I'm calling Williams County.
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I am lights and sirens behind him.
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We're getting close to 249.
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Here, sir, close to 249.
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1899, he's not stopping at all.
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Prone?
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2011 Williams County is going to head that way?
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You're clear.
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I've got brake lights now.
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Disregard, he's moving again.
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18 miles an hour.
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They're moving again, 18 miles an hour.
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20-07 a call when you can.
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Year 307.
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Just crashed into a guardrail,
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a quarter mile south of 127.
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He's still moving.
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Yeah, clear.
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Hit a guardrail, a quarter mile south of...
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1899, I believe it's going to be .19.
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Okay, on point 19.
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Still in 27.
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All right, that was the last location.
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1899, I'm listening to the radio traffic and silent right now.
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Okay.
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115 Glenberg now I'm going to try to step 1417 to 127.
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1899, Williams County is going to block off all southbound traffic on 127.
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Williams County is going to block off all southbound traffic on 127.
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He's going to cause a bad crash trying to go head on with everybody.
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Okay.
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Nearly hit another car speeds at 25 miles an hour.
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Here, Claire, nearly hit another car, speed to 25, which are updated, 54.
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Just north of 249, we're moving real slow.
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Here, but it's just north of 249.
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Well, if we can get up there fast enough, I'll see if I can just like it.
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Clear.
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20, please get 7-2-1 on the air.
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This is going to be a felony stop after we get him stopped.
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Yeah, Claire.
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I'll give 7 a call back.
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720, clear, direct.
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I get my radio on.
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What's the update?
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Still, just north of 249,
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nearly hit numerous cars, crashed into a guardrail,
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currently moving 25 miles an hour.
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There's 720, see if you can contact Brian PD, see if they can have anybody spare heading south on 127 to assist, see if they can't spike them or get him to stop.
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Here, Claire, we'll contact Ryan CD as well.
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Williams County is already out.
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Clear, thank you.
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Passing Beerbauer, speeding up a little bit.
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Here, Claire.
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He's speeding up.
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He's speeding up.
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It's our jump ahead and he's going to spike it out.
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Okay, just advise, you do.
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One's like 45?
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He's speeding up slightly, not much.
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Okay.
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Ryan PD's been notified also.
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I believe I see the lights further ahead.
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Okay.
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Just let me know if you can get a random all afternoon if they make more ass to throw his bike.
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Right, is the driver still seeing maintain lane?
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Are you advised?
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Does the driver maintain his lane or it's all over?
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No, he's all over, that's why he shops in southbound traffic he is in the other lane all the time.
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Okay, I'll see if I can't get around.
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I'll let you know.
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Let me know when you're close.
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They're talking about getting spikes out if they make it that far, but I think that's going to be Williams County talking about it.
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They're passing Scott Road.
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Let me call Defiance County.
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I'm behind him now.
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I'm coming around him.
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Okay.
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Speed's at 30, passing Scott.
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Close with Leonard Farlow.
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Yeah, clear.
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Speed is already passing Scott.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Be around the curve, I'll have cover from the guardrail.
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Yeah,
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go ahead.
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1899, go ahead and deploy spikes.
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Okay.
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Right, I'm exploit.
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1899 stand by we're going to pass in 20 to 20, 2011, 24,
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209, 23, and oath 20, 20, we should be patched together.
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You're clear, we're coming up on the curve speed 24 miles an hour.
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Coming up on the curve speed 24.
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Spikes are out by the curve.
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Tell Connie to back off.
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