Reckless driver reported on Route 1 near Searsport, Searsport ME
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to reports of a dark-colored sedan driving erratically and at high speed on U.S. Route 1 near Searsport, traveling toward Belfast. The vehicle, described as a 1990s model, was seen without headlights and turning without signals. Deputies in the area were alerted and attempted to locate the vehicle.
Audio|Heard on: Kennebec, Somerset, and Waldo County Fire Departments
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04:51
Transcript:
00:00
Flew right through Main Street from straight across.
00:05
Getting his tires floored.
00:07
Probably going excess of 85 miles an hour on US Route 1.
00:13
Stop calling.
00:19
One Belfast area to set up in case I go to stop it and then it won't stop either.
00:27
Fine.
00:33
Team, I'm (name withheld).
00:34
I have something across the bridge.
00:37
(Name withheld) as well.
00:39
One of them by our office.
00:42
10-4[1].
00:49
You know all the V108?
00:51
10-4[1].
00:56
Do you have any model?
01:00
Looks like a Civic or Accord, 90s.
01:04
Something like it.
01:14
Whatever.
01:23
18 to 18, I missed it.
01:25
Assuming you're no longer behind them.
01:29
At the fireworks store in Searsport.
01:37
This
01:40
is all?
01:48
Approve one.
01:50
The load turnout.
01:56
Ah.
03:16
They had both plates.
03:17
They're just by me.
03:20
I did not see the next plate.
03:22
Did not see.
03:30
I copied. I'm on DPS.
03:34
You have T?
03:37
Erratic driving all over the road,
03:43
taking turns without blinker, no headlights.
03:46
Should be.
03:49
Time is far.
03:55
27 (name withheld).
03:58
I just rolled from Belfast.
04:02
Prospect Street for only encounter, one vehicle.
04:04
Toyota sedan, I believe, dark in color.
04:07
I can stop that one.
04:08
I'm going on and going Prospect Street now.
04:18
(number withheld).
04:27
(Name withheld) requesting that we be on the lookout for a darker sedan, possibly Honda Civic or Ford.
04:36
Nineties model, unknown plate, no lights, back tires.
04:39
Last seen doing eighty-five miles an hour down route from Searsport towards Belfast.
04:45
There are deputies in the area looking for it now.
04:48
Probable cause for erratic driving, speeding, and failure to yield at a stop sign.
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10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
U.S. Rte 1, Searsport, ME
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