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Vehicle hits pole causing power outage in East GreenwichEast Greenwich RI

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Bates Trail, East Greenwich, RI

As discussed during the dispatch call, a vehicle collided with a utility pole on Bates Trail in East Greenwich, causing a power outage in the neighborhood. The pole snapped and is hanging precariously. The driver is not injured. Utility services have been notified to address the issue.

Audio|Heard on: Kent RI Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:35
Transcript:
00:00
Make a check on Bates Trail, number one Bates Trail,
00:04
for a vehicle into a pole, powers out in the neighborhood.
00:07
Driver claims he is not injured.
00:14
483, 104. 186 on the Senate.
00:21
104.
00:22
Dispatch cause responding to Bates Trail.
00:25
It should be a 21 Jeep color gray,
00:29
registered out of (number withheld) Bates Trail in West Greenwich.
00:33
4.8, 104.
00:34
180 on 23.
00:37
Next in line.
00:41
10-fold.
00:44
20-0.
00:47
180, I don't think you're receiving me.
00:49
Go ahead with your message.
00:52
The pole snapped in half, I'll give you for a second.
00:55
We need a R.I. Energy out here.
01:00
10-4.
01:03
Ten-four. No wires down?
01:06
Negative, but the pole is hanging on by a string here.
01:10
It's going to be poll number three.
01:14
Ten-four.
01:16
One-eight-three, twenty-three.
01:20
One-eight-three, a copy.
01:22
One-80, rescues in row.
01:26
So... One-eight-three to dispatch.
01:29
Did you get that poll number?
01:31
I did, thank you.

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Bates Trail, East Greenwich, RI
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