High-speed chase on I-70 ends with foot pursuit, Hendricks County IN


Police pursued a vehicle driving westbound near mile marker 66 on I-70 at speeds of 80 mph. The vehicle exited and re-entered the interstate, was stopped with a grappling device, and the driver fled on foot into nearby woods. Officers requested assistance from the state police, a K-9 unit, and a drone to find the suspect wearing a black and yellow jacket. A female passenger was detained.
Audio|Source: Hendricks County Police - Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
controls for 35 traffic control is taken off on me white for Charles John Sam (number withheld)
00:11
Do you have a mile marker?
00:16
Looks like 66, still going west, speeds are 80.
00:22
Going west, these are 80.
00:23
Take me off the traffic hazard back me on.
00:26
Five once you get up here, do I have authorization or grapple?
00:29
Thank you. It's still 80 miles an hour.
00:31
Tracics light.
00:32
Coming up on the rest park, you're in a second.
00:34
Still westbound space 80 traffic light, approaching rest park.
00:37
51 getting on it.
00:38
Getting off with the RAS Park, where's my nearest unit?
00:41
51 just got on at 70 at 267, we're going to be at mile marker 65.8.
00:48
Claire, we're going through the RAS park now, and looks like we're probably going to go back out on the air, stay here in a second.
00:53
This year. We're going to this stop.
00:55
Claire, coming to a stop.
00:56
Her take off again, back towards the interstate.
00:59
Back towards the interstate. Where's my nearest unit in that now?
01:01
501 is coming up to the entrance, the hard gun right behind you.
01:04
Clear? I'm going to go ahead and grapple.
01:05
Grappling at two o'clock.
01:06
Grappling at two o'clock.
01:10
Good grapple.
01:11
Signal 101[1] at gunpoint.
01:12
Good grapple, signal 100, one at gunpoint.
01:15
He's running into the ditch, standby.
01:17
Running into the ditch. He's running across the interstate, we got you know, chasing him in the woods.
01:20
Into the woods, do you have a suspect description?
01:22
Black and yellow jacket, darker colored pants.
01:26
And you ask ISP if they can assist.
01:28
April, we're on the phone now.
01:29
Well, can we get a can we get a canine down here?
01:31
14K4 is in route from Avon.
01:32
K-4. K-4.
01:33
35 from where my car is, where the last you saw him.
01:36
She ran directly across the interstate.
01:37
He's probably another 100 feet up from you.
01:39
I've got the female pastor detained.
01:41
51 and 21 we're following him.
01:43
Through the woods we can still hear moving.
01:44
I don't know if there's a county unit that can go towards south side of the interstate.
01:49
30s, 40s, 76, as well as bringing the drone.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Signal 101: Person at Gunpoint
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