Vehicle snaps utility pole in Petersburg


Dispatchers report a vehicle hit and snapped a utility pole on West Street in Petersburg. They say there are no downed power lines or immediate fire danger. They plan to notify the utility company Dominion and decide if the fire department is needed.
Audio|Source: Petersburg Police
02:43
Transcript:
3 5 east of West Street will be an official agency through Colonial High East. They're requesting us to check with staff to see if the agent (name withheld) is registered here. If you can copy Cadmots[2] for further. 116[1] on 16 on team. Okay. 116.I have a Virginia registration ready? 15. Unifix. Uniform Echo, Yankee 6870, UEY 6870[3], UEY 6870, again out of Virginia. The exam. I copy. One 16. 16. I have a number article for Dominion if you can notify them. When ready. 16 repeat. Can you notify Dominion that a pole's been hit? I have a number for that polling ready. All right, we'll get fire out there. They need to check the polls at home? Yes, please. I believe. One hundred. I'm on all the west over. Are you saying not-so-send fire now? We don't have any down power lines or anything. It's just the pole is snapped in half. Right at this point, we don't need fire. Go ahead, 116 with the poll number.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
116: Unit identifier, involved in the reporting
[2]
Cadmots: Reference to CAD (Computer-Aided Dispatch) notes
[3]
UEY 6870: Vehicle registration plate
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Location mentioned:
West St, Petersburg, VA 23803
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