Vehicle crashes into brick wall and knocks down pole, Porterville CA


A vehicle crashed into a brick wall near Indiana and Westfield, causing damage to the wall, a fence, and a telephone pole. The driver, possibly intoxicated, left the vehicle and tried to flee on foot. Medical help was called as the driver complained of head pain. Power lines were down at the scene.
Audio|Source: Porterville Police
05:18
Transcript:
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317, copy traffic, no detail T.A.
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17. In front of the area of Indiana, Westville report of a vehicle under the brick wall.
00:08
That's nothing further. This time, still getting further from the RP.
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This time, still getting further from the RP.
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My forum for me.
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10.
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317. Arpian advised they believe the subject might be trying to start the vehicle with a leave.
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They saw one mail exit the vehicle, possibly HBD[2].
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See, I'm going to be going 23.
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271. 271. I'm 23.
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I have a guy running over the overpass going eastbound.
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Correction, westbound.
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74.
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There's no other occupants in a vehicle I'll be U-semi-76 to 271.
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10-4[1].
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271. I'm out with the driver.
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271-714.
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71 what's your pointing?
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Overpass on Westfield.
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I'm code 4.
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He stopped. He's going to be 2.
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2. 224, I copy.
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314, 224. Can you grab the EPAS and 25?
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24, I copy.
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Port of O'Polte, 271, 317 is detaining the subject.
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I'm going to be backing around to W.O.
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Cool, I can see it in the roadway.
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Tadeline.
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17, if I can have a unit 25 of B-pass.
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271, 24, where do you need traffic blocked outside?
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I don't believe we will.
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It's going to be into the break wall, dead end at Indiana,
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at Westfield. It's property damage-only partial blockage.
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7-4.
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3.17 is medical needed? They were in route.
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17, mail is advising, he has head pain, you can have ambulance respond code to.
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Ted. Porterville, Paul, 271.
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It's fire in route. We have a telephone pole partially down.
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Affirmative there in route.
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Stand 4. The car is on it, it's knockover, but it's still upright.
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Copy 28. Go ahead. 9 Paul, David Mary, 784.
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10.4.
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17, back in route to Westfield in Indiana.
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Porterville, Paul 271.
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Copy out of some full number.
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271, go ahead.
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367-143 Edward, if you can give them at 21 or let them know.
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Council. Council.
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Twenty-three.
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Twenty-three.
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Two-three. Ten.
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224. 224. The property damage is going to be to near Westfield, and the pole is in between near Westfield and near Westfield, if you can find Edison.
01:59
There's low-hanging lines and there's also lines on the ground.
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Cancel.
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224 further.
02:03
The wooden fence damage is near and then there's damage near to the brick wall.
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Yes.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
[2]
HBD: Person has consumed alcohol or is intoxicated.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Westfield Ave, Porterville, CA 93257
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