Vehicle damages sewer grate on Lorain Ave at high speed, Cleveland OH
TrafficA vehicle traveling at high speed on Lorain Ave broke a cast iron sewer drain grate, creating a large opening in the roadway near the curve. City utilities were notified to place cones to prevent accidents.
Audio|Source: Cleveland Police - West
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Transcript:
00:00
Evidently, this male was westbound on Lorain.
00:05
It made a left-hand turn, high rate of speed. It did grow the concrete away from the curve.
00:14
Sorry, the cast iron away from the sewer grade, he broke the cast iron.
00:21
Sorry, broke cast iron, what, two do I need to notify?
00:27
I don't know if it would be water, sewer, or streets, but this grate has a big opening in it now, about six inches by three inches where the curve is empty now.
00:40
Oh, it is shifted.
00:43
No, he was going pretty fast. He broke the actual sewer drain grate.
00:53
Water's coming up out of there?
00:57
No, but I don't think of his own car has some cones or something so somebody doesn't fall into it.
01:05
Kathy, I'm going to go ahead and notify real time and then I'll call the water department.
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Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH
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