High-speed vehicle pursuit ends on railroad tracks, Elkhart County IN


Police pursued a vehicle at high speed through Elkhart County. The vehicle ran a red light, drove recklessly, and fled onto railroad tracks near Ash Road and Prairie. Multiple police units were involved in the pursuit, which entered a rail yard and prompted notifications to railroad authorities. The suspects were described as a male with face tattoos wearing a tank top and a female passenger.
Audio|Source: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
That's 10.4, Michiwaka Road and Prairie.
00:03
Approaching Bell. 104, they're requesting your reason for stop.
00:05
And just speed at 15 and a 30-5 hybrid, 10 to the 36 when I try an idea.
00:10
Lesson of Canada, 20, approximately 8 miles an hour.
00:13
Approaching open a hybrid.
00:15
536, we'll have 6, that 20 and Craigbomb, 10-20[2] and Craigbomb.
00:19
This passed over, 2016, 17.
00:22
A 526, what were you crossing?
00:27
17, 3, 8, 16, and 9, and house now we're now now.
00:30
Now we're now.
00:34
We're going over to turn out.
00:35
Ten for over a hundred.
00:37
Approaching half in East Street.
00:39
He didn't look for the red light.
00:41
Still going west.
00:43
It's traffic to the shot.
00:44
536, we'll be second.
00:45
We'll call it.
00:46
So westbound, counterwood 20, from County Road 3, zero traffic.
00:52
So the site doesn't westbound pass in action.
00:55
I have 26, we'll call it for you.
00:56
The westbound speed zero, at least 95, just passing County Road 103 now.
01:04
No laptop flight will be at the scope plus.
01:06
Still zero traffic speeds are excessive 90.
01:10
Oh, so I'm sorry for, just invited how many more I need with you.
01:12
There's only two units involved.
01:14
They're coming up to the Ash Road area.
01:16
If you could advise Townie, Panshago County, let them know.
01:20
They've been advised.
01:21
The Pounty Road 1.
01:22
526, 474, just 1043.
01:24
If this continues westbound, it does go to a dead end.
01:26
He's turning northbound.
01:27
Railroad tracks are down.
01:28
It looks like he's slowing.
01:30
Dispatch, 9218.
01:31
10-4[3]. 10-8[1].
01:33
9218.
01:34
I think southbound in a dirt road parallel to the tracks.
01:36
That brings you in behind the railroad.
01:38
Going to be going through the rail yard, going to notify Norfolk Southern.
01:43
He's on the tracks.
01:44
He just went on the tracks.
01:45
In the tracks, I'm not following anymore.
01:48
A unit go into the railway yard, the access road on the south side of the tracks.
01:52
There's a couple units on Lincoln Way on the north side of the tracks.
01:54
Just turns south down about a corner west in that position.
01:57
You haven't had a clothing description?
01:59
Bank tank top, unknown pants, black male, face tattoos,
02:03
black female in the passenger seat.
02:05
Do you see if you get a cane in and round?
02:07
If he's available.
02:08
Okay,
02:09
this is going. West of Ash Road, parallel to the tracks between Washington and 933.
02:14
And for our following after he went onto the tracks.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-8: In Service (Resuming Patrol)
[2]
10-20: Location
[3]
10-4: Acknowledgement
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Ash Rd, Indiana
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