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Pickup truck hits mile marker post and continues driving, Salida CO

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Reported: 12/9/2025 11:19 AM

Salida, CO 81201

A red Ford 4x4 pickup truck hit a mile marker post on Highway 291 near mile marker 8 toward Salida and continued driving. The vehicle was reported by a Department of Corrections transport officer. The owner or driver details are withheld.

Audio|Heard on: Chaffee County Public Safety

Listen to dispatch call

01:53

Transcript:

00:00

Off-road, it did hit a mile marker sign and then continued on.

00:11

The route?

00:13

The route to make you.

00:14

The route to make you.

00:21

By the chis-a-tee?

00:23

Chiefs, please.

00:26

Like that, right? Can you open on the fire, please?

00:30

In the process.

00:35

448, Nora.

00:41

10-4[1].

00:42

Coming back, expired of June 2020 on our 7-7, Big Trailer, Reding Color, 12-20.

00:54

Central Carter, and you're ready, Highway 291, near mile marker 8 headed towards Salida.

00:58

The third rackboard,

01:00

4 by 4 all over the road, hit a mile marker post,

01:03

and continue driving RPAs, a transport officer from DOC, not able to sign (number withheld).

01:12

Salida, CHAP2. CHAPUTY-3. CH-2-3.

01:20

Is your repeat still following?

01:24

Negative, he continued on US 285.

01:26

He's transporting inmates to Delta.

01:30

30.

01:32

(number withheld).

01:35

I might have missed it.

01:36

What kind of Ford was it as UVE trap?

01:40

I apologize.

01:41

It's a red fork picked up 4x4.

01:46

I got me.

01:48

He gave me the first two in the license plate is (name withheld).

01:52

That's all he could get.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative (OK)

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Salida, CO 81201

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