Footage released of traffic stop turned high-speed chase in Edmond - Oklahoma
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A high speed chase near UCO started at Edwards and Blackwelder
Waymark Code: WM15AMK
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2021
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Dash cam video was provided to the news outlet that shows the beginning and end of a high-speed chase in Edmond, near the University of Central Oklahoma. The suspect took off at Blackwelder and Edwards, and was caught near the RR tracks in downtown Edmond.
Article text:
On Monday, police released the body camera and dash-camera footage from a traffic stop in Edmond on Sunday morning.
Following the stop, a high-speed chase ensued. It all started when an officer pulled someone over just east of the University of Central Oklahoma campus.
The driver sped off when the officer got out of his car. The officer can be heard in the footage saying that they were traveling 80 miles per hour on Edmond Road.
The suspect drove in the turn lane and even drove in the wrong lane at one point during the chase. In total, the chase lasted about a minute and was called off when the suspect ran a red light on 2nd Street.
Moments later, someone called the police to report an abandoned vehicle near W 7th Street and Fretz Avenue in Edmond. Turns out, it was the vehicle the suspect had been driving.
Officers found the driver and passenger nearby and arrested them.
Type of publication: Television
When was the article reported?: 11/22/2021
Publication: koco
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How widespread was the article reported?: local
News Category: Crime
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