Work truck crash causes fire, driver flees into garage, Edmond OK


A white work truck had a broken axle and crashed near Leawood Dr. The axle scraped the road causing sparks and a fire was reported. The driver fled the scene and went into a garage at a nearby residence.
Audio|Source: Edmond Police and Fire
04:42
Transcript:
00:00
Can you be in out for 76, possibly turning to 89, near Leawood Dr, B2, viza 85.
00:10
The vehicle that's trying to drive away is a white work truck.
00:14
Confirming, Lincoln, (number withheld).
00:19
4-7-0-0-CoV-1-I-3-5.
00:22
Claire, they're advising that the worktruck has a broken axle and it's dragging it on the ground.
00:27
The RF vehicle, the black Nissan, 89 vehicle left-westbound.
00:30
677-O-B. Huh.
00:33
After 3MB. I'm in 677.
00:36
Go ahead. That's missing a digit.
00:38
Yeah, I thought I think.
00:40
As I was passing second and cook, just a little bit east on the north side, there's a deer that's hung up on a fence.
00:47
Click. 533, 477, they're now advising it's on fire.
00:50
The 89 vehicle is.
00:51
There's a white pickup with the subject out looking at it, so I don't know if you get a call in from a citizen.
00:55
Clear. Good morning, just west of that resident.
00:57
I was driving westbound.
00:58
Okay.
00:59
Great, I have a minute.
01:00
If the units, patrol units can get there, we'll come take that as soon as we clear traffic.
01:04
Clear he now just hit a poll.
01:05
Engine 5. Respond to Vehicle Fire near Leawood Dr.
01:11
Math page 43C.
01:13
Engine 5. Vehicle Fire near Leawood Dr, Math page 43C.
01:19
503 47. He hit a stop sign and is now in the ditch, so he's stopped at Leawood and Leawood Court.
01:25
And his animals service is on V.
01:26
Go ahead for 6-48.
01:27
606, go ahead.
01:28
6-06, go ahead. 7.
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Angie 5, Rush 5, respondent.
01:30
Clear. Okay.
01:31
Sorry, which unit?
01:32
648.
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6,200 East Stamphold.
01:35
It's 848. Could you en route to the area of Second and Cook? Second and Cook.
01:39
It's going to be just east, north side.
01:41
There's a deer hung up on the fence.
01:42
Officers were passing by advisor.
01:43
The white truck stop nearby, looks like I said it's looking at it.
01:46
Understood. So, Wilson's and Sun, Rupert truck, white.
01:49
Correct. Five.
01:50
Four-seven, and this guy ran off over here to this,
01:53
something on Leawood Court.
01:55
Major 5. You ran off what direction?
01:57
13, I'll get your address right now.
02:00
I went to a garage.
02:01
Okay. We're an older male.
02:04
Okay. Okay. This called in as an accident non-injury with a hit-and-run.
02:09
The drivers ran off, but however, there was something scraping the road in a broken axle and it was dragging, which caused the vehicle fire.
02:16
It's actually going to be the...
02:18
Shut the grudge.
02:19
It's going to be 1804.
02:23
Driver of the 89 vehicle that left westbound.
02:26
And he went into the garage of 1804?
02:28
Agent 5, clear.
02:29
Yep. 533, are you clear? I'm clear.
02:32
576, clear, gentlemen.
02:33
Clear. I mean, just so you're aware, the vehicle is not on fire.
02:37
It's Queen Charles John 825.
02:39
Great. Do you need to continue fire?
02:41
We do not need fire.
02:42
It's not on fire.
02:43
Clear. Engine 5.
02:44
Forward again.
02:45
Injave. Correct.
02:46
We're not advising the vehicle's not on fire and you can disrepair.
02:48
Let me clear from here and I'll have that light until they can advise.
02:51
Yeah. Injif five's clear, a vehicle is not on fire.
02:53
Injof-five, rush five will be available.
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Location mentioned:
Near Leawood Dr, Edmond, OK 73034
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