Driver flees on foot after vehicle pursuit on interstate, Parkersburg WV


Police pursued a vehicle on the southbound interstate near Camden Avenue. The driver exited the vehicle and ran on foot. Officers are working to block traffic to capture the suspect. A female passenger was detained at the nearby exit ramp.
Audio|Source: Parkersburg and Vienna Public Safety, West Virginia State Police
05:22
Transcript:
00:00
Central Island, he's heading southbound now.
00:03
He's on the southbound side over the guard room.
00:10
Copy.
00:15
If you're unseen yet or not, but if not, do take caution,
00:20
the front party driver of the vehicle is running on the southbound side of the interstate.
00:29
22.
00:31
Uh,
00:36
file markers.
00:46
Central 425, status.
00:55
425-0.8-1c1419. 1419.
01:04
Zero-six, status.
01:14
406. 406.
01:15
406. Okay.
01:35
You go down to Camden Avenue come back up here and block his vehicles like head down here.
01:54
Report and Route assist, 20.
02:23
418, 1422.
02:30
128, go ahead.
02:34
1024, accidental.
02:40
1423, thank you.
02:49
I'm fine.
02:57
This is Lloyd Rotherman, Maine.
03:36
Central 418.
03:40
418. 418.
03:46
Subject is no longer unseen. Bystander said police were chasing him down the road.
03:51
Do you have any information from PD whether they are chasing him or not?
03:59
That's affirmative.
04:02
PD is chasing the driver of the vehicle, we believe, and they have the female at the exit ramp at 47.
04:16
Good copy.
04:19
Okay.
04:23
Thanks.
04:31
Yeah,
04:32
on that's every seven call.
04:35
Copy. Come northbound and help me block traffic so we don't get hit.
05:01
It'll be a minute.
05:06
I'm going to be a minute.
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Location mentioned:
Camden Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101
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