Pickup truck crashes into pole causing downed power lines, Westerville OH


A silver Chevy 2500 pickup truck collided with a pole at Maxtown Road and McCorkle Boulevard. The collision caused the pole and electrical lines to fall across the road and the vehicle. The electric company has been notified, and the roads in the area are closed for safety.
Audio|Source: Westerville Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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598, copy a 104 at Maxtown and McCorkle Boulevard.
00:06
98.
00:09
It is going to be Maxtown and McCorkle Boulevard, a silver Chevy 2,500 pickup versus a pole.
00:16
The caller just stated the pole is laying across the road.
00:19
We did contact electric already.
00:23
Copy from Annhurst.
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829.
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520.
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520. Good one from this crash and I will respond to that one.
00:39
I copy. 598, you're clear.
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51, I'll start up that way and if 901 wants to continue,
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just to make sure we aren't going to block any roads.
00:55
I do they farm, I'm still not.
00:59
I copy.
01:02
Radio to 520.
01:13
I'm going to be closer to Northfield Road on Maxtown in front of Harris Automotive.
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Copy.
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520.
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520.
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We'd have somebody closed down in Maxtown at Hillmar,
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break.
01:50
Go ahead.
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It's going to be on the north side of the road,
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where the pole is, it's cross-Maxtown-comproving.
02:03
I got me.
02:06
94, I'm heading up clearly now.
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I'll have to Cleveland now. I'll close eastbound on Maxtown.
02:14
You're clear.
02:25
20, we got some electric lines down across this vehicle.
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I copy.
02:42
51 if he out are still in the vehicle.
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