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Car crashes into pole blocking vehicle access in EvanstonEvanston IL

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Near Ashland Ave, Evanston, IL 60201

A car crashed into a pole near Ashland Avenue in Evanston. The pole fell on the driver side door, blocking access to the vehicle. Firefighters moved the pole and opened the door. The driver showed no unusual signs and no crime was involved.

Audio|Source: Evanston Fire
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Transcript:
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It's going to be a major vehicle crash engine 23, truck 23,
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Ambulance 21, Ambulance 23,
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Squad 21 Battalion, 21, near Ashland, car versus a pole, likely medical related.
00:17
Pole is blocking access to the vehicle.
00:21
It's a major vehicle crash engine 23, truck 23, ambulance 21, ambulance 23.
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Squad 21 Battalion 21,
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Near Ashland, car versus pole, pole blocking access to the vehicle, and I'm going to retone it for all calls.
00:44
It's going to be a retone for major vehicle crash.
00:46
Engine 23, truck 23, ambulance 21, ambulance 23, squad 21, battalion,
00:52
21, near Ashland, car versus pole, pole is down, blocking access to the vehicle.
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Major vehicle crash,
01:01
engine 23, truck 23,
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ambulance 21, ambulance 23, squad 21, battalion 21,
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Near Ashland,
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car versus pole, pole is down, blocking access to the vehicle and possible medical events with the driver.
01:18
Police turn around.
01:36
Tadion 21's off.
01:38
I got an SUV into a tree airbag deployed.
01:41
Pole's down on top of the driver side door.
01:43
I'm out investigating.
01:58
Squad 21 is off.
02:00
We are southbound on Ashland, Southbound.
02:04
Squad received.
02:05
We might be able to get them out through the hands and the door, but she's normal.
02:12
Command, this is.
02:20
Go ahead, command.
02:26
Go ahead, command.
02:31
We're able to pick the pole up, move it.
02:34
The driver-side door's open up.
02:36
Just keep me an engine and ambulance on scene.
02:41
Receive. All the 23s, you can return.
02:52
Charge twenty-shirt cabbies are revoked.
03:01
Ambulance 23 is back up.

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Near Ashland Ave, Evanston, IL 60201

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