Car crashes into pole blocking lane on Big Timber Road, Elgin IL


A car crashed into a pole near North State Street and Big Timber Road, causing the pole to fall and block a westbound lane on Big Timber Road. Fire crews are on scene responding to the accident. Public park access is affected due to the obstruction.
Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
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Transcript:
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Quint 2. Still alarm[1].
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North State Street and Big Timber Road.
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Time of 1734.
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Quint 2. Still alarm[1].
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North State Street and Big Timber Road.
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Quintu, you get reports of a single vehicle accident.
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If I hit a pole,
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the structure of the pole, make sure everything's okay.
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That was a fire, Quintu.
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Go ahead. That was a fire from Quintu.
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Go ahead.
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We're on scene.
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We're going to be blocking the westbound lane 2 of Big Timber.
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We do have a pole completely down on the ground.
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We're going to be public parks out here as the pole in the road.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Still alarm: Initial fire or rescue response
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Location mentioned:
N State St & Big Timber Rd, Elgin, IL 60123
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