Truck strikes power lines in Enid causing flicker, Enid OK


An 18-wheeler truck with a dump trailer traveling southbound in Enid struck power lines near Broadway and Van Buren. The truck stopped and the driver admitted to hitting the lines. Though the power flickered, the lines were not down. Road work in the area may have contributed to the incident.
Audio|Source: Garfield County Sheriff and Enid Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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New quarter is 986. We'd be advised. It's going to be an 18-wheeler that was driving with his dump trailer, uh, hit power lines, and made a
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transformer blow, he's heading southbound on Van Buren.
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I could have got me all his south on Van Buren. Do we have any?
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He turns south from Broadway. I'm not sure if he's made it to bury it or it's not. It's going to be a red 18 wheeler with a dump trailer.
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The advisor at Main.
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977 headquarters to Nate-Sept around.
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Okay,
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I'm far.
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991 will be on Hudson and Broadway.
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What is it?
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94928. What is it?
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What's the down for?
01:03
9494.4. What is saying is a half-volt truck? It's here a turn,
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east down on Garia, from Vimeon.
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Down for.
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9-192nd.
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I'm in Monroe in this area I'll get me at three times Sanport.
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I'm in the area of schools under West Broadway looking for the power line.
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Lane is going to say like me.
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I'm going to pull over. Further tag is Boy Robert (number withheld).
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400-Wift here.
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Sound 4.
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991 is going to stay right away for the damage.
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Down form.
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Not in any one, I'm on Broadway and I'll see it yet.
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Denver.
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986, 96, I'm going to go close having my damage as well.
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I know when I say I'll be sent down to cross up.
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Number.
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986-967.
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Any unit out with the aging with?
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Go ahead.
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Ask him where he had his trailer up at.
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He says that was the end thing. He admits to hitting it.
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Okay.
03:28
There's some road work being done on whole between Broadway and Maine. Most likely where the truck came from.
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Sounds Barbie, but it's Colton Broadway where Tyler and Broadway can on a five-ways.
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That is definitely poles in Broadway.
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Sammore.
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The line is not knocked down or anything, and they were saying the power flickered but still on.
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Samforth.
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Not that I see yet, but I'm going to go one block over to the and see if it makes me over there too.
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9-1-i-hcourt. You get a live, that's feed it, not down bolts, and that's where you're unloaded.
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W Broadway Ave, Enid, OK
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