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Vehicle hits electric pole near cardinal drive with sparks, Jasper County IN
TrafficA vehicle left the road and struck an electric utility pole near Cardinal Drive and 200 West, causing sparks and arcing. No injuries were reported. Fire units responded to check for downed power lines and assist at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Jasper County Sheriff, Indiana State Police Districts 13 & 14
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Transcript:
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Asper County, just north of 1,300 north,
00:04
approximately a half mile, a pickup truck just running off the road.
00:08
And the sparks flew from an electric pole here.
00:13
There's a couple of cars that are parked.
00:15
I just want to make sure there's no down power lines, but something arched really heavily just north of 1350.
00:28
Clear.
00:34
...969, a Dissilton.7 already.
00:41
Rusty Charles, Melissa, this is going to be a January.
00:43
The date of birth is (number withheld).
00:47
2016. 16-168, getting your turn?
00:55
Good. Yeah.
00:59
The four-year expires.
01:01
Okay, then I'm not going to get me like this.
01:03
Okay, extend my...
01:08
Clear.
01:11
Jessica County Orthing Units, are you clear on this 1050?
01:16
Okay, I'm clear.
01:17
I'm in the route.
01:20
With A-7-6.
01:22
Clear. We're paging, Firo.
01:31
37671, you want me to stay here on top of the hill here,
01:35
keep traffic from going north?
01:40
That's your call, I'm not sure exactly what you got going on scene.
01:43
Just a couple miles out.
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Okay.
01:51
Attention Wheatfield Fire.
01:52
Attention, Wheatfield Fire.
01:53
Weeatfield Fire. We'll question be en route to 200 west and just north of Cardinal Drive.
01:59
Reference the vehicle versus a power pole.
02:02
No injuries.
02:03
Can't confirm if lines were down.
02:05
They did witness arcing and sparks.
02:18
200 west just north of Cardinal Drive, or at 1050 vehicle versus telephone pole.
02:26
As a pole is snapped, unclear if lines are down,
02:30
did witness arcing and sparks.
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Location mentioned:
Cardinal Dr & N 200 W, Wheatfield Township, IN 46392
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