Truck pulls down power lines and damages stoplights, Rutherfordton NC


A large truck moving a house hit and pulled down multiple power lines and damaged stoplights at the intersection near Main St and near Court St. The truck left the scene without stopping.
Audio|Source: Rutherford County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
03:58
Transcript:
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Station 26, Responder wires our power lines down at near Main St and near Court St.
00:07
Station 26, responder wires all power lines down at near Main St and near Court St in Rutherfordton.
00:16
All right.
00:19
R606. It's got a hit and run.
00:20
It's going to be in the area of near Main St, near Court St.
00:23
They've got fire dispatched and vise that they had pulled some power lines down as well.
00:28
It's going to be a big truck because they went through Main Street, Rutherford 10.
00:31
It was too tall.
00:33
It's going to be a blue-and-colored truck.
00:38
26thans responded.
00:40
R-606 checking around.
00:44
What's the direction, trap?
00:49
2016, 10, 104, 1544, 2610, caller advised they're moving a house, advise that they pull some wires down hanging very low.
00:58
I'd able to advise if the subject that tore them down knows that they've done that or not.
01:03
10, we're going to be headed towards Central.
01:07
Newton Restford cars, 1014, the lights in the construction zone, there at US 64 and 74 are completely out.
01:16
The O.T's been notified.
01:19
Medi-50.
01:21
Medi-50.
01:23
Central 4C car, Big Springs Avenue.
01:26
You can show Medi-50 on.
01:28
Look at one.
01:30
113. 113.
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Medi-50, 104, 15, 4.15, 4.
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606 I got a zero number on a firearm when you're ready.
01:42
113, you got a subject with 136th Street Avenue, there's the apartments,
01:48
colors of islands.
01:50
I'm having a problem with a female subject.
01:53
I believe she's...
01:55
First, she's going to retaliate.
01:56
Callers of me standing outside in front of the building.
01:59
Yeah, Janet, it's okay.
02:01
26 be advised.
02:02
There have been maybe multiple power lines down that they've pulled down, not knowing they're pulling them down.
02:08
606, go ahead.
02:11
Stand for, is there a public service, Nicco?
02:15
Stand for, there is.
02:18
Senator, you can show it's on the scene.
02:20
There's a low-hanging power line, broken,
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stoplight.
02:24
It appears to be telephone line.
02:27
R. Robert, R.
02:29
Robert,
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14937. R. Robert, R.
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Robert,
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14, 937.
02:38
Should be a plane's rider 22 caliber.
02:43
10-4[1], same, my.
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1-6-acre 3, 10-4[1].
02:48
10-4[1]. I believe I coach you off.
02:49
You advise low-hanging lines, and you advise a broken light.
02:57
That would be affirmative, yes.
03:01
Stamphor.
03:03
Plain County, Jackson County on state level.
03:07
2,600 Central.
03:08
Have you notified RPD?
03:11
Go that, Troy.
03:13
Canaver, your phone's down.
03:16
104, I do have RPD en route.
03:18
When I call the power company, do I need to let them know that anything is, are the lines broken or torn or they just hanging on?
03:26
No, no, they're not.
03:30
No, coalition 15 is transporting.
03:34
Copy 15, Chile, you're transporting.
03:38
Ten, four, we've been attempting to call you.
03:40
Can you give our dispatch to call at (number withheld)?
03:45
104, just give us just one more 106 at the bottom.
03:48
Okay,
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4, thank you.
03:52
We've got a low-hanging line, we've got a stoplight hit at near Main St and near Courts.
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