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Rollerblader moving in wrong direction near Thunderbird roadPhoenix AZ

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W Thunderbird Rd, Phoenix, AZ

According to the dispatch call, troopers and Ranger units tracked a rollerblader who was skateblading in the wrong direction in the northbound lanes near Thunderbird Road in Phoenix. The individual moved between the median and the traffic lanes while carrying a bag or backpack, and was eventually contacted in the gore area near the off-ramp.

Audio|Heard on: Arizona DPS - Highway Patrol Metro Phoenix West
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07:5
Transcript:
00:00
I found a rollerblader.
00:01
He is going to be southbound, off-left,
00:05
going northbound, coming up on Thunderbird.
00:10
For a copy, he's going southbound off left, but in the northbound lane, coming up to Thunderbird.
00:17
22[1]nd2.
00:19
That he's going northbound, that he's on the southbound side.
00:23
Tempore, I copy the southbound side going north-south.
00:26
22[1]-52.
00:33
146, I can copy.
00:34
I'm turning into hollow.
00:37
24-22[1]-51. 24-2-51.
00:42
And Ranger we do have them inside.
00:44
He is rollerblading north down, coming up to the Thunderbird.
00:50
Support 22[1]-51.
00:56
But he's in the median between the same-man wall and the median wall and the U-2V lane, probably a couple hundred yards south of Thunderbird.
01:14
242.
01:15
The Ranger is going over the top of Thunderbird right now.
01:24
Continue at Northbound town.
01:26
The property is going over a Thunderbird at 22[1]52.
01:28
Okay.
01:31
Okay.
01:37
Hey Ranger, he's north of Sunderberg right now.
01:39
Still continue at northbound.
01:43
Northbound. Just mark up he's north of Thunderbird continuing northbound at 20253.
01:51
Thanks, Andrew.
01:52
He's northbound and southbound, correct?
01:56
Correct. Correct.
02:03
HVTOC to Ranger, what's that he carrying is? Is it looking like a backpack or something more solid?
02:09
Major, he does have a, uh, looks like a backpack or something in his hands.
02:12
I can't make out what it is.
02:21
Max, me, the call him getting on from the Oregon North Final.
02:27
24-22[1]-2-4.
02:34
They still just casually continue north of the same-bound lane just to be on the median side of the H-OV.
02:46
I'll be still continuing north down on the median side of the H-OV, 22[1]55.
02:56
1961-9V made it's just on the burger yet I didn't copy that.
03:03
He's going to be just north of Thunderbird.
03:07
He's going to be adjacent to the T-bird off-ram.
03:13
There's one we're off and turn around a bill.
03:17
22[1]55.
03:18
My face is all right, Sam.
03:26
I'm trying to turn around.
03:28
September.
03:36
Adrian QC kind of ducked under the wall level there when the trooper went by.
03:46
24, 22[1]56. Hey, Randy, you're definitely doing something in a bag with some sort of his hands.
03:52
Copy is turning something in his hands, and at 2026.
04:00
And he's now turning and going away from the trooper, going southbound, still in the same lane.
04:10
In the same lane, 22[1]57.
04:14
I'm going on until your traffic.
04:22
He's slowly just riding into traffic now.
04:26
We're slowly riding into traffic.
04:30
He's now on the right virtually northbound from the trooper.
04:39
Ranger Uralo covered, he's off right now.
04:41
He's in the Gore area.
04:43
He left from the trooper.
04:45
He's now in the northbound Gore area.
04:49
Copy he's in the northbound Gore area.
04:51
He just crossed the off ramp.
04:53
He's in the middle of the lane of the off ramp.
04:56
The coffee's in the middle lane.
04:57
I'll get this full drop.
04:59
It's super-making contact now.
05:04
Certainly, everybody's in the core area.
05:12
Apparently everybody's in the GOR area.
05:36
The phone of the water.
05:38
The phone of the water.
05:51
This one.
06:07
Anything take forward?
06:12
So,
06:17
40 can release, no.
06:19
19661, copy your code for a unit to resume traffic.
06:28
The ranger of those troopers want him and we have his actions on video.
06:32
They'll be in evidence under those in CR.
06:35
Two-four. 2300.
06:45
I had that 327.
06:48
Hi to 327. Hi to 327.
06:49
C.
06:52
She'll be 7-7 and not 42-2.
06:53
Have a good night?
06:55
I'm gonna edit 2,300.
07:01
Andrew will be clear your counsel.
07:04
Ranger, thank you, at 2,300.
Police codes explained
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[1]
22: Cancel or disregard previous request or instruction.

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W Thunderbird Rd, Phoenix, AZ

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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident Resolution and Scene Cleared
  2. Subject in Gore Area and Contact Attempted
  3. Law Enforcement and Ranger Involvement
  4. Subject Moves Toward Thunderbird Road
  5. Rollerblader Observed in Traffic
  6. Description and Location Updates
  7. Initial Reports of Pedestrian on Highway

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