Rollover crash blocks I-17; suspect flees into desert, Mesa AZ
TrafficA rollover crash on I-17 near milepost 221 involved a white SUV and another vehicle. One person may have been ejected and is seriously injured. Debris is blocking the lanes. The suspect fled on foot into the nearby desert area.
Audio|Source: Arizona DPS - Highway Patrol Metro Phoenix West
03:34
Transcript:
00:00
14-5-2 are the rollover from 101 in northern.
00:10
14552 and copy 1019 2B, 964[2] blocking rollover stop on I-17 at milepost 221. It's going to be for a white SUV versus an unknown vehicle.
00:19
Reported to be a truck possibly involved that rolled several times blocking the HOV in number one lane.
00:26
One person possibly ejected out of the white pickup truck. We have an ER nurse 97 who advises they are not in great shape.
00:33
There's also debris in all the lanes at 1530 hours.
00:39
1454, I can be 19 that way.
00:41
Grabbing the equipment from the 103, or React.
00:47
I copy a unit grabbing React, who is the unit?
00:53
1450 on the 103.
00:56
1450, 104, 1530 hours.
01:00
1454, I'll be in route.
01:05
1454, 4.10, 1430 hours.
01:14
4B5-6 gives you a D-12 as a unit that's also close. I'm a little extended.
01:25
14-5-2-10-4[1]. Based on the map, I'm not seeing anyone, but I'll shoot a message over to the dispatch just to make sure.
01:33
No more.
01:41
1450, it looks like somebody's wanted.
01:43
Can we get a helicopter to head out that way to do a search to notify the local agencies?
02:02
1450, can we also light up the boards and get ADOT out started as well?
02:06
10, 415 and 41 hours.
02:10
Sure is 5'4, this 1450 wants me to have that way.
02:17
1450 yes please.
02:23
Sure is 5'4, 10, 4,000, 1-1-1-11 Lamaul's 11.
02:32
I'm welcome to pro-nurt.
02:38
The end of this responding to the 964[2] blocking rollover. Just for information only, we do have local agencies notified and are giving a call to a helo. We have a description of a male suspect, approximately 18 to 19 years old, with dark curly hair, wearing black t-shirt and baggy jeans who ran off into the desert from this collision.
02:56
At 1542 hours.
02:59
14.5-2 can we clarify if you are in westbound or eastbound to the desert.
03:07
10 4, we have an additional caller reporting ran across the northbound lanes and then eastbound into the desert wearing a black shirt and blue jeans.
03:17
Okay.
03:18
4.
03:19
And just for information, Phoenix PD advised that Firebird is currently down. We did give a 1021 to Ranger to see if they could launch.
03:31
Okay, 4.
03:34
1543 hours.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
[2]
964: Traffic accident or collision with unknown injury status or impairment, may involve blocked roadway.
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Location mentioned:
LOT 221, 6209 E McKellips Rd, Mesa, AZ 85215
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