Vehicle hits power pole near Highway 156, Prunedale CA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible traffic accident involving a single vehicle that left the roadway and appeared to strike a power pole near Highway 156 and Vierra Canyon Road in Prunedale. No fires, sparking, or downed power lines were observed, and the scene did not present a major hazard. The incident reportedly involved a white pickup truck and was called in by a passerby.
Audio|Heard on: Monterey County Fire & EMS
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01:26
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 5212, engine 5211 respond.
00:02
Unknown injury accident for a vehicle into a power pole, Highway 156 at Vierra Canyon Road.
00:09
Time now 1510.
00:15
Carmel Valley, do you need it covered?
00:23
All right.
00:30
Forty-eight, we're clear.
00:32
Got a push off me.
00:41
Twenty-seven, seven, eight, three, one, be en route back.
00:49
Is there two Charles? I'll be (number withheld).
00:55
Step four.
01:01
5212, copy responding.
01:02
156 at Vierra Canyon should be right at the corner.
01:06
Report of a white pickup truck off the roadway into the dirt.
01:11
Looks like it possibly hit a power pole.
01:13
No sparking or flames and no report of any wires down.
01:19
It was a solo vehicle not blocking and called in by a passerby.
01:25
Acknowledge possible life hazard.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Vierra Canyon Rd, Prunedale, CA 93907
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