Car crashes into pole; female injured with neck and chest pain, Durham NC

Traffic

Reported: 11/16/2025 04:34 AM

South St, Durham, NC 27707

A car crashed into a telephone pole on South 3rd Street, causing moderate vehicle damage. A female occupant was injured, experiencing neck and chest pain, and was found on the ground. Emergency medical response was delayed due to no medics being initially available.

Audio|Source: Durham City Fire

02:57

Transcript:

00:00

Ninja 1 is on scene.

00:01

I got a single vehicle accident.

00:04

One car into a telephone pole.

00:06

Light damage.

00:07

I got one victim laying on the ground.

00:11

We'll be out investigating.

00:12

We'll be on South 3rd Street, near 807.

00:25

Middick 21-7.

00:31

Major want to squad one.

00:33

Are I just going to call back that he's vacant cinematic?

00:39

Sorry.

00:49

Sick person, Durham Ridge Assisted Living, 3420, Wake Forest Highway.

00:57

Sick person, Durham Ridge Assisted Living, 3420, Lake Forest Highway, cross of Clayton Road and North Mineral Springs Road, Engine 8.

01:12

Engine 8 is going to be room 218.

01:17

Beavis, there's no medic available at this time.

01:20

Ops 4, Channel 4.

01:39

Major 1 in squad 1.

01:41

Sorry, just send in their medic 5.

01:54

Communications from Warren County, Medicare 5.

01:58

Orange, medic 5, go ahead.

02:07

Orange, Middick 5, go ahead.

02:10

March County, Medic 5.

02:16

We're en route to Duke Street.

02:17

Do you have any updates on the patient?

02:27

Engine 1 and squad 1, can you advise? Can you advise?

02:33

and Medica 5 from Engine 1.

02:35

We got one female patient.

02:37

She ran into a telephone pole, some moderate damage.

02:41

She's complained of neck and chest pain.

02:44

She was one of her she fell.

02:45

So far, we got a close of 1 or 2.

02:48

Restorations of 20,

02:50

fluid glucose 110.

02:52

P.M.S. is good.

02:54

Right now, we've got a C-collar and just made a table.

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