Truck hits telephone pole causing downed power lines, Laporte County IN
A truck collided with a telephone pole near 200 North and 950 West in Coolspring Township, causing power lines to fall. The driver stayed inside the vehicle. Off-duty emergency services and fire crews arrived on scene. The utility company was notified to address the downed lines.
Audio|Source: Kosciusko County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
The Green Flyers standby for a 1050 PD with wires down.
00:26
Miss 17 is on scene, we do have Y and's arching.
00:33
Templar.
00:39
7.202-1040 for the truck and outside.
00:42
I agree in front of the address of near 200 North, 950 West, near 200 North, 5th, West, Cross Street, 950 West, 75 North.
00:53
We do have a truck versus the telephone pole, lines were down, the subject is staying inside their vehicle.
01:01
We have an off-duty EMS unit on scene of ice and wind trees.
01:05
You have an officer now.
01:07
Host Channel 2, off channel 2.
01:12
Men, tonguefire, standby for dual-thetically?
01:31
Venture, Duel with Etting Green, near 200 North, 950 West, address,
01:37
near 200 North, 950 West, cross street 95WF 75 North.
01:41
They've got truck versus telephone pole, wires are down, subject staying in the vehicle.
01:47
Jewel with Bettna Green, Ops Channel 2, Ops Channel 2.
01:52
Etna Green is clear, 407 to drop the station.
01:56
Pider Green clear, 407 around station.
01:59
Dispatch engine 17.
02:02
Engine 17.
02:06
Dispatch 407.
02:10
Engine 122 dispatch.
02:12
So... ...engine 122, okay.
02:17
You already have a RMC in the snow-in route,
02:20
either or?
02:22
Engine 122 is going to be assuming...
02:25
Notifying RISP now.
02:29
We've got branches from the snow, leaning on limbs.
02:33
I've got the nearest poll number is (number withheld),
02:40
and the area of concern is going to be south of that for the next two poles for Nizco.
02:46
Ten for.
02:48
I am on RMC who are to find that now.
02:53
Copy that, thank you.
02:55
Engine 122 dispatch, 122 is going to be assuming command from engine 125 at Carroll Street.
03:01
Do you have a poll number for this incident?
03:09
We took all fire units off of Carroll Street.
03:14
Clear,
03:15
we do have active fire in a tree with our lines, just checking to make sure you have a pull number for NipSco.
03:27
Afterman, Ives.
03:28
Clear. All you know's being serviced then, um,
03:33
Nusco can take care of this one, they get a chance.
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Location mentioned:
W 200 N, Coolspring Township, IN
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