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Multiple vehicle accident closes lanes on Cortez Rd 

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Cortez Rd W, Florida
There was a traffic accident on Cortez Road involving several vehicles. A silver Hyundai that caused the incident left the scene, and the police are searching for it. A gray Toyota Tundra was also involved, and while there were some injuries, no one seems to require emergency medical services.
Audio|Source: Manatee County Sheriff
02:28

Transcript:
00:00
75, 704, you're requesting deputy north 30, 1845 hours.
00:08
21, please.
00:11
21,
00:13
21,
00:16
61, 65, and signal 4. 21, 61, 65, and signal four.
00:22
9,
00:25
1900, Cortezera, West.
00:28
Multiple vehicles.
00:30
Looks like we're going to have two lanes at Cortez shut down.
00:33
I'll advise on injuries in a minute, but I'm pretty sure I'll soon be 10104.
00:42
This is actually going to be a signal 3 so far.
00:59
So far.
01:02
I was advised that the suspect vehicle, which is a gray Hyundai with a Florida temporary tag, went westbound behind Home Depot.
01:18
Actually, never mind.
01:20
I'm not getting told he went eastbound on Cortez Tour 14.
01:23
And I'll probably need to be one more unit here, reference traffic control.
01:28
10.4.3.
01:29
William 21, 51.
01:31
51.
01:35
51.
01:36
It's 54 on injury.
01:39
10 4.
01:42
21.
01:43
If anybody's close to Lowe's, they're saying he fled back there.
01:46
It's a Hyundai, Silver Hyundai Alontera with a Florida tent tag where we can't make out the numerics.
01:53
And if it's found, I mean, be your FHP[1], you'll have felony signal three.

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FHP: Florida Highway Patrol involvement

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