On Wednesday August 12, 2015 at approximately 5:30 pm, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Bisbee Police Department about a call it received from a citizen reporting that three men wearing camouflage had were observed getting out of a white four door Pontiac near Judd Drive and Highway 80, and all three were wearing backpacks.
The citizen reported that the vehicle sped away from the area when the three subject got out.
Bisbee Police Officers responded and observed a white four door Pontiac westbound approached the traffic circle and when the Officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle, the driver refused to stop and continued onto Main Street and west up Tombstone Canyon.
Sheriff’s Deputies were at the west end of Tombstone Canyon and as the vehicle approached the Sheriff’s Office patrol unit, the driver failed to slow and struck the Tahoe before hitting a power pole and rolling over. The accident caused two occupants in the Pontiac to be trapped, and there were no injuries sustained by law enforcement.
One 29 year old male subject was airlifted to a Tucson hospital for treatment of serious injuries, while a 25 year old Douglas resident was transported to the Copper Queen Hospital for treatment of less serious injuries. The subject transported to Tucson may be an illegal immigrant and residency/identification is pending, and the 25 year old will be booked into the Cochise County Jail upon release from the hospital.
The vehicle involved in this incident was found to contain a significant amount of what appears to be marijuana, and the investigation is being continued by the Bisbee Police Department and Cochise County Sheriff’s Office.