Vehicle crashes into communication pole, occupants flee, Huntington WV


A vehicle crashed into a communications pole near Ferguson Road and Norway Avenue in Huntington. The pole snapped in half and blocked the road. The vehicle was disabled and partially off the road. The occupants fled the scene on foot. One individual had visible injuries. Emergency services were called, including EMS and the street department. The downed pole was confirmed to be a communications line, not a power line.
Audio|Source: Huntington Fire Department
04:56
Transcript:
00:00
Ferguson Road from where have you?
00:01
So what do we have a possibility? Thank you.
00:03
43 to dispatch.
00:04
Can you repeat all that, please? You were very broken and we couldn't understand you.
00:08
I have a possible to your accent.
00:10
It's Ferguson Road, don't worry having you.
00:11
Ferguson Road, don't worry having you.
00:12
It's a vehicle versus three.
00:13
I had a couple calls on this.
00:15
The engine tank robber.
00:23
I understand a copy.
00:24
It's Ferguson Road, Norwich, Ferguson Road, Norwich Avenue.
00:27
I'm now being called by Toyota Services.
00:28
They made contact with the driver, and they are not wanting to fire EMS for law enforcement now.
00:33
I'm trying to let the other ones know as well.
00:34
Attention 10, copy.
00:36
Break 43. You want to go ahead and stand down.
00:37
Let's team, go ahead and check that out, please.
00:39
Copy, we'll go ahead and respond.
00:41
This is copy.
00:42
dispatches on scene, go ahead and send EMS as well.
00:46
We've got one individual with obvious injuries.
00:48
We'll be Norway command.
00:49
Second.
00:50
This batch, Norway command.
00:51
No way command, hit.
00:53
Go ahead and get the street department and HPD out here.
00:56
Contact AP. We've got a pole down in the road.
00:58
The vehicle's halfway off the roadway.
01:00
Go ahead and contact record service as well.
01:02
Any wires down?
01:04
Dispodge command.
01:06
Thank you.
01:08
This is going to be a communication line down.
01:11
I don't believe it's full zone by E.P.
01:12
I'm going to see if I can find you a number there.
01:14
Okay. Okay. Dispraction or away command.
01:15
Command. Okay. I've got three numbers on the nearest pole.
01:18
I'll give you one when you're ready to copy.
01:21
Thank you, up again.
01:22
9-0.05-113.
01:26
Okay, I'll be able to the next one.
01:28
Dispatch command, be advised.
01:29
These occupants have fled the scene.
01:31
They've gone north on Norway.
01:33
This vehicle still here is crashed into this communication line and snapped it in the pole and snapped it in half.
01:38
It's not movable.
01:39
That company is AP still need to be advised.
01:41
Negative AEP is not needed but this is a communications pole.
01:44
It's across the roadway so nobody's going to have to respond.
01:47
McCabella, no. The X-Ox command, the occupants of this vehicle turned up from Hibner Avenue.
01:52
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Norway Ave & Ferguson Rd, Huntington, WV 25705
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