Semi-truck damages traffic sign and leaves scene, North Tonawanda NY
TrafficA semi-truck caused property damage at the intersection near River Rd and Wheatfield St by knocking down a traffic sign, exposing wires but no fire danger, and left without stopping.
Audio|Source: North Tonawanda Police
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Transcript:
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Check River and Wheatfield Street for a Tops semi-truck that was turning on the Wheatfield did something causing some damage.
00:08
Stand for?
00:10
The truck did not stop.
00:16
Two-two-five County. I'm on the location forever.
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Proceed.
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222.
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222.
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222.
00:27
I am out on river.
00:30
Resute.
00:32
Not sure if this will be a state issue or a DPW issue if you just want to notify the DBW and see what they say.
00:40
DPW wasn't sure, so I'm reaching out to DOT now.
00:44
That's what.
00:49
47 County, clear for two. Receive.
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Two-25.
01:00
Two-five.
01:02
Two-five.
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I called.
01:08
Nightex for DOT.
01:11
They believe that as anything to do with River Road, it probably would be theirs.
01:15
Our caller had mentioned some exposed wires. I've mentioned that to him. He said he didn't know if they would have to have power company come out first to deal with it, but he was notifying his signal crew,
01:25
no ET at this point.
01:28
Go on for.
01:33
He's one to county.
01:36
Two to two.
01:39
The exposed wires are going to be on the bottom of the pole.
01:45
They're only exposed because the bottom of the pole snapped off the top.
01:53
Tancelor, so there's no arcing or sparking, nothing like that.
01:58
That's correct. The sign's actually still working while it's on the ground. It's just blocking the sidewalk.
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Location mentioned:
River Rd & Wheatfield St, North Tonawanda, NY 14120
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