Police pursue reckless driver fleeing traffic stop, Macon County TN


Police are pursuing a dark-colored sedan that fled from a traffic stop. The vehicle drove recklessly, running off the road and through yards near Westfork Creek Rd. The car has a handicapped Tennessee tag (number withheld). There is no confirmed property damage. Officers are coordinating to locate and stop the driver.
Audio|Source: Macon County Public Safety
04:30
Transcript:
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81, Steenbergin, Rhode out of Scottsville, (number withheld), Steenbergin-Burgan Road. I'm going to try to find these other locations where he's.
00:15
ran through yards and stuff.
00:18
Just noting the cad to that the individual of the (number withheld) stated they did not need a report.
00:31
25 to 74.
00:37
Through here where he ran off the road. I'm attempting to find him, but it's kind of hard to see in this vehicle.
00:50
If you go towards Wix Lane,
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there is a spot on the road where you can see he went off into the grass right there at the fort.
01:03
Worried about that one. I'll keep going down the hill.
01:10
I know if you hit something on the bottom of West Fork in Wickstein.
01:17
When I spoke to the driver that was coming up the hill, he said there was a vehicle sitting there with a set-by-tone,
01:22
and then I took off on that's for Rocky Man,
01:25
and that's where I caught him out.
01:28
from the first address said they didn't need a report and I looked at the offense and there's really no damage at all.
01:37
Similar because his grill was missing half of it, his doors very hanging on, the v-fits and quite a bit of steps.
01:46
Three and three dispatch.
01:52
Anything so far through here,
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you can see where he's went off the road just a little bit in some places, but I don't see any damage property as of yet.
02:05
Go ahead, 303.
02:11
Try to raise trials there. Can you look at them, though, I'm behind a possible 49 driver coming down Highway 10, fixing to come up onto Highway 25.
02:23
It's going to be inbound to the city.
02:27
Tennessee tag is going to be handicapped (number withheld), I believe.
02:38
Haiti to any city in it?
02:41
Yeah.
02:42
212, go ahead.
02:45
Are one of y'all close to the Brattentown Circle area? Three three or three, he's a vehicle description.
02:56
Tense form here in the plead board waiting on me.
03:00
I'm still currently behind it. This is a dark-colored sedan, possibly a Nissan.
03:05
I'm unsure I haven't got close them up yet.
03:08
Ten-four.
03:10
I'm going to have to let's see you and have you helped me sit him up?
03:14
Simple.
03:16
I was over a glance at the tag as I was turning.
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He said he didn't want me to do it alone because his areas are showing.
03:30
Maybe it's a black Volkswagen.
03:34
Handicath (number withheld).
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Paul, David.
03:39
Eddie dispatch.
03:44
No,
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I'm on city frequency.
03:47
Just stop at Fleetwood with a city unit to try to get them to help me, set the gentleman up.
03:55
Okay, forward. Did he go through any yards right here on Westport?
04:02
You got that house on the left side coming up Westport.
04:06
I couldn't tell him. He went off in their guard, but he went off the roadway both way.
04:10
He went off the right side and left side and he came back on the roadway.
04:14
And I lit them up and that's when he took off to get us up.
04:17
Damage, I just passed that house.
04:24
We got that mail set up and we'll be back in route to the jail. Yes, buddy.
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Location mentioned:
Westfork Creek Rd, Tennessee 37186
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