Power pole and traffic light down with live wires, Charlotte NC
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Road ClosureAccording to the dispatch call, a power pole and traffic light were knocked down on Independence Boulevard near Sardis Road North. Live electrical wires are hanging over the road and a garbage truck, causing a road closure and requiring utility workers. Traffic is being rerouted for safety.
Audio|Heard on: Mecklenburg NC Law Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:41
Transcript:
00:00
We've got a traffic light down.
00:02
We need DOT to come and check it out.
00:05
104. It's traffic lights.
00:07
We don't need Duke. We just need City DOT.
00:09
Okay.
00:13
Hey, Cors, we're going to need Duke as well.
00:15
The pole is completely severed.
00:17
Power is still onto the line that's down,
00:21
so we'll need both.
00:27
1307, I'm sorry, can you turn on your traffic?
00:33
My apologies, sending that this service.
00:37
Toil, I'm going to leave.
00:40
Go ahead.
00:41
73.5.
00:44
Thank you. 176160.
00:48
Good.
00:50
Reference this call with the traffic.
00:53
We're going to have to turn everybody right off of Independence Boulevard down Sardis Road North as they can't get under the wiring.
01:04
Table.
01:06
12-1280 radio check.
01:10
You attend to.
01:12
Is there anyone still inside the garbage truck, Duke's Askin?
01:17
1734.
01:19
You're outside of garbage trucks.
01:22
The line is over the truck.
01:24
They can't move the truck at all.
01:27
Is the driver still in the truck, I'm sorry?
01:30
Outside the truck.
01:32
354 is no injuries.
01:33
Roger? I'm sorry,
01:37
you advise you need medic?
01:39
I know. I don't know where you...
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
E Independence Blvd & Sardis Rd N, Charlotte, NC 28227
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