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Police pursue speeding pickup truck in West VirginiaJefferson County WV

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Flowing Springs Rd & Melvin Rd, West Virginia 25442

Police pursued a speeding smaller pickup truck northbound on Flowing Springs Road near Melvin Road, reaching speeds over 90 mph, heading toward Shepherdstown.

Audio|Heard on: Jefferson County Police Dispatch
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02:28
Transcript:
00:00
Got a way to get a truck, look like it's a single camp,
00:04
northbound on Flowing Springs Road, Melvin Road just past Luther Jones, leaving sail on the yield.
00:09
Can't get close enough to get sirens too.
00:12
On units, services 14, failing to the field, falling springs,
00:18
Smilville. Rout.
00:20
45.
00:22
25. 20 frames.
00:27
If you can check the town units and stand by, they're in third direction.
00:34
Servicement units stand by, they're out of here, direct.
00:40
8-03M direct.
00:44
I'm at 92 past French road he still gaining on me
00:50
92 past French road he still gaining on me 92 past French road he still gaining on?
00:57
Okay
01:04
Just passing intersection 2.30 and inside of him.
01:07
I might still be on...
01:10
2.30 heading into Shepherdstown.
01:12
We've got a vehicle that's pretty far ahead of me, passing Covenant.
01:21
Vehicle going high-speed passing Route 230 passing Covenant Church, possibly going toward 2.30.
01:30
Go ahead and New New New Shepherstown and getting off of them.
01:36
Heading into Sherperstown, thinking outside of him.
01:38
Hey,
01:43
he's made a left from the Gardner's from the shore.
01:46
Obviously made a left towards Gardner.
01:49
14. What's the vehicle description? I'm getting ready to come down to lead down.
01:55
So wait, I believe it was a single cat pickup.
01:57
I went by me over 90, it was hard to see.
02:05
Like a lower pickup, maybe a smaller model, not like a full-size truck.
02:13
I mean, if you keep heading up that way, if you went to bridge.
02:20
Oh.
02:25
I'm coming down 480 here and come off my red.
02:27
We just hanged out here.

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Location mentioned:
Flowing Springs Rd & Melvin Rd, West Virginia 25442

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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident Reclassified and Search Continues
  2. Search and Coordination
  3. Vehicle Makes Evasive Maneuvers
  4. Vehicle Passes Key Landmarks
  5. Initial Pursuit Begins

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