Pickup truck damages traffic light near Central Ave, West Caldwell NJ
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a pickup truck carrying an oversized load damaged a traffic light near Central Avenue and Rutherford Avenue. The vehicle continued westbound, and police located it near the ShopRite store. Authorities are gathering information about the damage and coordinating with the road department to address the issue.
Audio|Heard on: Essex County Police, Fire and EMS - West
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04:15
Transcript:
00:00
Got a call near Bloomfield Avenue,
00:04
pickup truck with an 18-wheeler behind it damaged the traffic light and they kept going westbound on West Caldwell.
00:18
Richie.
00:28
Let's call it a stop and all.
00:38
Seven 62737.
00:40
If you can check Clinton Avenue.
00:43
I just had a pickup truck with an oversized load, 18 wheeler style,
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damaged the traffic light at Central and Rutherford Avenue.
00:54
If we could see that vehicle if we can stop and hold that vehicle for them.
01:03
Six years.
01:10
Seven six two center, I'm moving behind that vehicle.
01:13
We're in front of ShopRite.
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I have an oversized load with a yellow pickup truck following.
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I have an NJ reg when you're ready.
01:29
Received, we can go ahead with it.
01:33
The follow vehicle, which is the yellow pickup truck, is going to be New Jersey Reg (number withheld).
01:50
Received here at 700 and thirty-seven.
01:59
Seven six seven, I'm with him.
02:00
Seven three seven, same church.
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Receipt.
02:10
Seven six seven control.
02:16
Seven six seven.
02:22
This is the confirm.
02:24
Did you reach out to call? See if it's still on.
02:33
Four hundred and four, can you notify the roads department?
02:38
Damage to the standby.
02:45
We got a little bit of damage here.
02:46
Hold on.
02:51
All right, dispatch.
02:52
It's going to be damage to the eastbound turning lane,
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the green arrow.
03:00
To push the stanchion pretty far,
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the green light is functioning.
03:04
It's the green arrow.
03:07
We'll be sending four one to collect information.
03:09
We got a witness here we're talking to.
03:12
They moved these damaged pieces to the side of the road.
03:20
Received. They're holding him right now in front of ShopRite.
03:28
Dispatch for the GC, there's going to be a pole number for you.
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It's ECBPW 021240.
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Is the only number on the pole.
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It's going to be at central Bloomfield on the corner.
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Central Bloomfield.
03:51
Three, I'm gonna follow them now.
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Quarters four of four county's been notified.
04:03
Received. Did they give an ETA?
04:11
We have to call the sheriff's department who's going to reach out to the DPW.
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Location mentioned:
Central Ave, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
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