Truck hits traffic light at Van Houten Ave and River Dr, Passaic NJ


A truck struck and knocked down a traffic light pole at the intersection near Van Houten Ave and River Dr. The traffic light fell onto the truck. The truck driver climbed onto the vehicle and attempted to remove the traffic light.
Audio|Source: Passaic (City) Public Safety
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Transcript:
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sir. Can you go over to River and Veerland? My, River and Van Houghton.
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We have reports of the Council of MVA[1] that took down the light pole.
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597. Good.
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Speed advise, we just got a second call.
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Apparently the truck took down the traffic light over there and the traffic light is on top of a truck.
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And that truck driver is trying to repeat.
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He just climbed on top of the truck trying to remove the traffic light.
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Okay. Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
MVA: Motor Vehicle Accident
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Location mentioned:
Van Houten Ave & River Dr, Passaic, NJ 07055
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