Hit and run traffic accident near 14th and Union streets, Lafayette IN
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a hit and run traffic accident occurred near 14th and Union streets involving a red Dodge Ram or silver Dodge Caliber. Officers coordinated to locate the suspect, who was found at Dudley Hall.
Audio|Heard on: Tippecanoe County Law Enforcement
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06:12
Transcript:
00:00
Zone 1 for a traffic accident at near Union and 14th, it's a hit and run.
00:05
109.42.
00:12
479 on 2.
00:13
Go ahead.
00:18
We have a description of the vehicle involved in the hit and run.
00:24
Walters 8-36.
00:26
My car is having issues.
00:28
She advised this is going to be a black dog, and I'm trying to get...
00:31
Direction of travel.
00:33
She's also not advising exactly when this happened.
00:37
Did they give an address for the mutual friend where his vehicle was parked?
00:47
Sorry, I was asking some other people if they've seen the suspect.
00:50
Can you repeat?
00:55
The friend you talked to, did they give an address of the mutual friend where his car is parked?
01:02
No, I didn't get that information.
01:09
Yes, for the personal injury, we can get chancery.
01:16
Not sure which way he went.
01:18
It's going to be a red Dodge Ram.
01:19
She said it's rather large and has a grill on the front.
01:27
Okay, federal.
01:30
19108. Okay.
01:32
There you are.
01:33
Can you check on the database to see if there are any matches?
01:36
150. I'm near Harry's again.
01:37
I can see if I can get the address where his car is.
01:42
Sir.
01:43
Hi. Okay.
01:48
Four seven.
01:49
The unit is on this call.
01:50
I'll talk with the command post if you guys want to attempt to locate.
01:54
Okay. Okay.
01:58
There's a red Dodge Ram over here on 19th Street, I believe.
02:02
One second.
02:05
10.
02:08
107.
02:12
Is it moving?
02:17
Yeah, I just saw a red pickup on the road.
02:19
I don't know.
02:20
It might be a solid truck.
02:21
107. Did you have traffic?
02:23
Yeah, disregard.
02:24
It's a solid truck.
02:25
It's not red either.
02:29
Affirmative. I just spoke to someone that says they got a text from this individual, said he's inside of Grissom Hall.
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This is Batch 479.
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Go ahead.
02:41
One of the 70.
02:43
Are they at 18th in case, I thought I saw a vehicle over there.
02:49
What's one?
02:51
My caller advised they are at Union and 14th.
02:54
I've gotten on camera, the suspect is wearing white tennis shoes, blue jeans, and is in a black car.
03:01
In a silver Dodge Caliber.
03:04
The fire department just arrived.
03:06
Copy. Right, units 480, 479.
03:09
Go ahead.
03:12
Officers on the speaker's call, the command post called back and advised they found the individual. They are waiting for an officer to confirm at Dudley Hall at the Grant Street entrance.
03:27
Unit with traffic, did you confirm white tennis shoes?
03:31
When looking down the hill at 18th South from Union, there was a vehicle in the roadway. It may be related.
03:39
Clear.
03:42
Copy all, check it out.
03:44
I think these might be two different individuals.
03:47
And not you.
03:50
They describe somebody in a final shirt.
03:54
Okay.
03:56
Steve, I'm almost there if you want to keep attempt to locate in that area.
04:02
141, I'm around there.
04:05
Purdue units update regarding West Office update.
04:08
Victoria break 479 on advice where the damage is going to be on the victim's vehicle.
04:15
Okay.
04:17
It's probably going to be the front.
04:20
West Lawfulfee and mail has been safely located.
04:23
He reached out via text to his friends and stated that he is in Dudley Hall.
04:28
Okay, did you copy 407 traffic?
04:31
Affirmative, copy.
04:33
They are sitting outside of Grissom Hall rather than Dudley.
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47928. Go ahead.
04:39
761, Charles Opachin, David, 20 text expiration.
04:44
Copy. Copy.
04:46
They affirmed he called them from Dudley.
04:52
121 in my office.
05:00
What I'm being told, vehicles are going to have gone east quad-jantic street 1200 block.
05:07
All right.
05:13
141, do we have an update for John Roder yet?
05:18
Negative.
05:23
Last name R-O-D-E-R, first name (name withheld), date of birth (number withheld), male from Indiana.
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141-41. Go ahead.
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479 for you, John.
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Good.
05:42
Can you confirm with the individual if he pressed a bunch of emergency buttons so we can ensure we're not looking for two different people? Do you know if it's going to be before the camera, the block camera or after, for the victim vehicle?
05:55
What?
06:01
The crash is going to have occurred on 14th Street facing south.
06:06
The vehicle is going to the flood.
06:09
He's found from 14th.
06:11
I believe it would face the camera.
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Location mentioned:
N 14th St & Union St, Lafayette, IN 47904
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