Pickup truck swerves with heavy metal pole on state route, Surprise AZ
TrafficA white pickup truck carrying a heavy metal pole was swerving on Arizona State Route 303. The driver appeared to be falling asleep. There was also a crash involving a landscape pickup truck and another unknown vehicle blocking the northbound lane, with debris reported nearby. Officers are responding and checking for injuries but none confirmed yet.
Audio|Source: Arizona DPS - Highway Patrol Metro Phoenix West
03:5
Transcript:
00:00
Have a good day. Has that 116, have a good day. Have a good day, 11 0.0.2 yards. Please copy and attempt to locate West End up to 16 Maupus 111. It's going to be for a white cab with a metal pole.
00:26
He's swerving all over the road and the metal pole is too heavy. It also appears like the driver is falling asleep. The airpiece still has visual? No further information, 11 or 3 hours. 1421. 1421. All 1019[3], the call number 7661, Lincoln.
00:55
104, it's going to be northbound 303, Maupil's 114 14, 964[1] blocking. 1424, we have a report of a landscape pickup versus an unknown vehicle blocking northbound lane. Unknown injuries. No further information at the moment, 114 hours.
01:22
1425. I don't know if we have an available unit or not, but south down at Maryland, there's a tarp and the HOV I wasn't able to stop for it. 10-4[2]. 14-2-7. I can get that tarp. So far. HV.O.C. on Metro West.
01:51
Yeah, can you check for call 761 Lincoln, Northbound Rio 3, Marple's 114 for a 964[1] blocking? You know, I think surprise PD might be 97. It's in the right of the landscape. There's also a garbage truck out there between Waddell and Cactus, Northbound. And confirming it's all up right? Yeah, nothing's blocking.
02:18
Good marks and stuff in the roadway, so that's probably the truck can face the wrong way in the way of escape. 1421 copy? Everything's off right, not blocking. And any injuries? I'm sure I will give surprise PDA 21. HBCHOCE. HBCHO C. Go ahead.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
964: Traffic Accident
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Copy
[3]
1019: Return to Station (context: call number reference)
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Location mentioned:
Arizona State Rte 303, Surprise, AZ
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