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Truck hits pole in northbound lanes, driver flees on footColumbus OH

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Kenny Rd & Varsity Ave, Columbus, OH 43221

According to the dispatch call, a truck collided with a pole in the northbound lanes near Kenny Road and Varsity Avenue. The pole was split in half. The driver, described as a male wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans, left the scene on foot.

Audio|Heard on: Columbus Public Safety
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02:34
Transcript:
00:00
There's a truck in the northbound lanes and then the driver is a male wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans who walked away on foot.
00:13
Radio to one, two, one, two, three.
00:18
One two, three. One, two,
00:21
three.
00:28
161111 Franklin Avenue three squats besides location maintenance on scene.
00:34
What do you think out there? Are you in line up right here?
00:55
One-o-one.
00:57
One-o-one?
01:01
Six-2-100. I'm two, Victor.
01:07
Do they need me down on Fabredale?
01:10
It's all out.
01:13
190, 192. Do you guys need a 10-precent car down there? Are you good? Let me.
01:17
Go ahead.
01:18
All right, we're going to just waiting on the tech.
01:20
We're up here, please.
01:22
Okay.
01:23
Radio to 3-2.
01:27
Yes, ma'am, just lets you know I'm going to be out at 2 o'clock today for B Company.
01:31
Not copy.
01:33
10 of 3, if you can copy a 5A, Shady Hill, and Kenny.
01:38
South Act is a Wright Honda, Henry David Tom, (number withheld).
01:44
It works.
01:46
To go off northbound on Kenny Rd, then eastbound on Varsity Ave.
01:51
You got.
01:54
Yeah, you're going to be right here.
01:58
Is it wrong.
01:59
We're reading the 91-9121?
02:02
Yeah.
02:04
Everything's going to go out over there.
02:06
So,
02:07
I've got about 50-year-so cars.
02:14
921, if you can start for this 5, South Nelson and Franklin Fort South.
02:20
Is there a unit marking when we were getting an emergency banner?
02:24
It's going to be in the northbound lane that's a single vehicle, ground SCB versus a pole, the pole split in half.
02:34
I copy.

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Location mentioned:
Kenny Rd & Varsity Ave, Columbus, OH 43221

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