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Car crashes into pole blocking road with live wiresColumbia City IN

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N 50 W, Columbia City, IN 46725

As discussed during the dispatch call, a vehicle crashed into a pole on 50 West near 400 North in Columbia City, causing the pole to fall and block the road. Live power lines were reported, and tow and utility services were notified.

Audio|Heard on: Whitley County Sheriff Dispatch
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02:39
Transcript:
00:00
1050 PD, car versus pole will be on 50 west, just south of near 400 north.
00:06
Pole is down blocking the roadway, caller advice to approach from the north.
00:10
Caller is a juvenile father is en route, and then I make contact with him and see if they have a record preference.
00:19
There, I'll be there about two minutes.
00:21
Clear.
00:27
Section 19 on 23.
00:30
92.19.
00:33
Stretch 2919. 28.
00:39
Go ahead.
00:42
Yeah, we trust B-Boy Z-Zbra, V Victor 5-81 on a white board edge.
00:50
Clear.
00:52
If you want to go ahead and get R.E.M.C.
00:55
and Rao? Can't get a poll number.
00:57
It's going to be a pole.
01:00
Stand by.
01:03
Clear. That's 19,
01:05
27 on the driver.
01:09
Go ahead.
01:12
Asking's good.
01:13
G-O-O-O-D-V-A-E-N, A-I-D-N,
01:17
middle name Thomas, D-H-O-M-A-S, Denver, 0-2-13-2009, that was, yeah.
01:24
Clear in 19-19.
01:26
Were you able to get information for R-E-M-C?
01:32
There will be the pole directly across from near 3810, North, 50 West.
01:40
The pole is on the west side of 50 West.
01:46
It is down.
01:47
I do believe the lines are still live.
01:51
It's clear.
01:55
Thank you.
01:59
You need me a signal rate.
02:03
We may need somebody to get lights on the south side of this just so nobody tries to come through it.
02:15
Clear, I'll be in route from the pumps.
02:21
Clear, 9213.
02:23
9219, all pro is in route for the vehicle.
02:29
That's 19. Do you have traffic?
02:34
Just the all pro will be en route for the vehicle.
02:39
Clear.

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N 50 W, Columbia City, IN 46725

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