Driver leaves scene after vehicle crash, Traverse City MI
Alcohol ViolationA vehicle was found in a ditch near South Lake Leelanau Drive. The female driver left on foot after the crash and did not return. The vehicle, described as a small SUV with Texas plates, had reportedly been connected to a situation earlier where the driver was refused further alcohol service at a local establishment. Police are investigating possible alcohol involvement.
Audio|Source: Leelanau County Public Safety
03:34
Transcript:
00:00
Available unit to respond for a vehicle in the ditch, near South Lake Leelanau Dr.
00:06
Billin'all, 455, I'm 641 and Donner.
00:16
What do you got?
00:21
Apparently, a girl crashed her car into the ditch and parked it in this gentleman's driveway at (number withheld) today, walked off.
00:30
Apparently, she spoke with the gentleman's wife, stated she was going to get help and come back, she has not returned.
00:37
The only description I have is a small SUV with a Texas plate.
00:42
She indicated, possibly,
00:44
to the gentleman's wife, that she was going towards the trailer park.
00:49
I don't have any record in-house of the plate out of Texas.
00:53
I'm going to try to run it.
00:54
See what I get.
00:56
She did not leave a contact name or phone number with the gentleman's wife.
01:01
I don't believe the gentleman's wife asked for any of that information either.
01:06
Do you know if there's damage?
01:08
Do not.
01:10
Okay, what's the address again?
01:13
near South Lake Leelanau Dr.
01:16
In Rome.
01:22
Leelanah Ranger 5.
01:28
Ranger 5. Ranger 5.
01:35
Your Toyota is now headed towards the cannery, believe doing the same activity.
01:44
Happy, I'm up at the homestead.
01:46
I'll head that way.
01:52
Apparently this caller indicated they were waiting on this particular individual at one of the local establishments earlier and they were cut off.
02:05
I'm a little unclear on that.
02:07
The reporting party was intending to meet this person or was run off the road by it?
02:14
Serving them alcohol and cut them off.
02:23
Copy. I didn't pick up on any of that evidence when I was talking to him, but we will be talking again soon.
02:35
Is there a timeline on that cutoff?
02:43
My partner is still speaking with him, so we're working on that timeline for you now.
02:48
And that establishment was going to be ARPS.
02:52
1045.
02:54
1045. 104.
02:59
We went off, 455.
03:02
Good.
03:07
I will need confirmation on that plate when you get there.
03:11
They gave me Sam Paul Frank (number withheld) out of Texas.
03:15
When I run that, it's coming back to a cherry-crushed concrete,
03:19
so I don't think it's the right plate.
03:21
Either that or I'm possibly running it incorrectly.
03:25
Copy?
03:26
We went off (number withheld).
03:29
Corliss.
03:30
I'm out of service.
03:31
You guys up your night.
03:32
You as well, (number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Near S Lake Leelanau Dr, Traverse City, MI 49684
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