Driver flees after collision damages utility pole, Salinas CA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a traffic collision near Sterling and San Juan Grade in Salinas. The driver responsible fled the scene in another vehicle. The crash damaged a utility pole, which required replacement. PG&E was called to the scene, and there were no immediate hazards to the roadway.
Audio|Heard on: Salinas Fire Dispatch - Command 33
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02:4
Transcript:
00:00
Medic Engine Six, just an update.
00:02
The vehicle that caused the accident at Sterling and San Juan Grade, the driver got into a different white van and took off.
00:08
CHP was advised.
00:12
Medic Engine Six copies.
00:19
Okay, Medic Engine Six.
00:21
Medic Engine Six.
00:27
Medic Engine Six is on scene where the pole was struck.
00:32
Can we go ahead and start PG&E for a pole? It's gonna need a pole replacement.
00:36
I'll get you a pole number momentarily.
00:40
Okay.
00:47
(name withheld), make engine six.
00:49
Medic engine six.
00:53
I got a pole number for you if you're ready.
00:56
Favor.
01:01
Pole number (number withheld).
01:10
Fire on campus.
01:11
Any wires actually down?
01:15
No wires down.
01:17
The pole is sheared off at the base and the wires are what's keeping the pole up.
01:23
I copy.
01:25
Alright, come back again in six.
01:28
Back again in six.
01:34
The vehicle that crashed into the pole is on Sterling.
01:37
Do you know if CHP is following you?
01:40
I don't have an ETA, but they'll be out there.
01:47
Medic Engine Six, PG&E has a thirty-minute ETA.
01:56
Medic Engine Six copies.
01:58
The pole is leaning towards the fields, so there's no immediate hazard to the roadway.
02:04
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
San Juan Grade Rd, Salinas, CA
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