Vehicle hits telephone pole near post office and leaves, Shippensburg PA


A vehicle struck a telephone pole near the post office on Newville Road and then left the scene. Responders found a tire on the roadside but the pole was still standing with no wires down. The vehicle was not found.
Audio|Source: Cumberland County Fire Ops
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Transcript:
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We essentially received an additional call stating near Newville Road, the area of the post office, a vehicle struck the telephone pole, and left the area.
00:18
Okay, headquarters hold the box for now to we check the area.
00:23
Engine 46, 1228.
00:27
Our caller was reporting that the poles we shared off at the bottom.
00:32
We have very little information.
00:40
Angel 141 is on the same.
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It's going to be near Newville Road.
00:43
We've got people saying not flag me now.
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Engine 1419, 159.
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Andrew 46, RETU-45, copy.
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Andrew 46, copy.
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45, copy.
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45-12.
01:12
Shoot 246, Midget 141-41.
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And you 141.
01:20
It doesn't appear someone hit this pole.
01:22
We have a tire land here inside the road.
01:24
The pole's still up, right? It doesn't appear to be any wires down, hanging low, but the car's gone.
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Location mentioned:
Near Newville Rd, Shippensburg, PA 17257
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