Police track white Honda after hit-and-run in Salem, Salem OR
TrafficPolice are monitoring a white Honda SUV suspected in a recent hit-and-run crash in Salem. The vehicle is being tracked as it travels north and then west through city streets. The driver is described as a man in his early 30s with black hair and a beard. Due to slippery road conditions, officers are cautious about attempting a traffic stop and have decided not to deploy spike strips. The situation remains active as police follow the vehicle.
Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
03:58
Transcript:
00:00
Sail units, ATL[1] for a hit and run, just occurred. Locate vehicle is leading to see Northbound on Wallace. It's going to be a White Honda, RDX, Oregon license plate, (number withheld).
00:12
Victim is following the vehicle.
00:18
599-2-9-9.
00:24
Yeah,
00:25
I believe I located a Coding vehicle, 0A7, Potha XRail.
00:30
It's continuing northbound on Lainecaste here, passing state.
00:37
Hi, Cuffy.
00:39
Are you for saying?
00:45
Yeah, I'm trying to get behind it.
00:47
It took me a while to turn back around.
00:50
Copy. Copy.
00:56
143 to 599, both in the direction of travel.
01:02
Yeah, standby. I think it's about four cars ahead of me. I can't confirm if it's the same one, but it's at Center Street continuing north.
01:16
It could have turned east down on state when I flip the round.
01:21
I'm trying to confirm if this one's it.
01:25
Copy.
01:32
599 if it's being driven by a Hispanic male, early 30s, black hair. Looks like a scrubby beard.
01:41
Copy?
01:44
Yeah, 5201 to do the hill. Northbound Lancaster Center.
01:52
Yeah, 599. I'm two cars behind it.
01:56
It's at a red light right now.
02:00
I'm here on 5% like that.
02:05
I copy. If I can get another person with me,
02:09
and if you want to go up a little bit farther north,
02:13
because I'm going to try to keep eyes on it for a while.
02:20
I think it knows I'm following it, just moved into the number one lane, most likely going to be turning west down.
02:29
West Street.
02:37
Yeah, it's signaling to go west down on D Street. I'm going to be right behind it.
02:42
If I can get anybody west down on D's either around off or the Bucre.
02:50
Humphor 3, you're putting on that.
02:52
You want to be in Park.
02:53
Yeah,
02:56
the way he's driving, it's most like we're going to take off as soon as we turn westbound.
03:04
I'll be all set up on Hothor and G.
03:09
490 break,
03:11
given road conditions,
03:14
and what 599s are you put now,
03:16
let it go, don't try to spike it.
03:22
One for three, I'm coming.
03:31
599 to 498. I copy.
03:33
When it goes westbound, if I get close to park, I'll try to light it up. And if it takes off, we'll just let it go.
03:44
Yeah, we're not going to try to spike anything with these slippery roads,
03:48
especially going through neighborhoods.
03:54
Yeah,
03:55
we're still on a solid red, still waiting to turn west come.
Police codes explained
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[1]
ATL: Attempt To Locate
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Location mentioned:
D St NE & Park Ave NE, Salem, OR 97301
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