Oversized truck hits traffic signal and flees, Bowling Green KY


An oversized semi-truck hit and knocked down a traffic signal at Nashville Road and Emmett Avenue. The truck fled the scene and headed northbound on the bypass. Witnesses saw the truck hit the traffic signal and tried to follow it.
Audio|Source: Bowling Green City Police Department
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Transcript:
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10th item 12, I have an accident hit and run.
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Great, Nashville Road and Emmett Avenue, Nashville and Emmett, an oversized load semi,
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if the traffic signals knocked it down in the roadway.
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There's no lines down, just the signal itself that's down.
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The run vehicle breaks.
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Oversized loads semi-known tag, northbound on the bypass, so I think passing taxis.
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You're out.
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522 a quarters?
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522.
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With citation, I can be around to the collision.
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10-4-1-5-5-8 highway from the light.
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9.52 a quarters.
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522. 522.
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So the caller witnessed the truck hitting the light.
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And for the first complaint at Mark Brown actually witnessed it and followed it for a little bit, right?
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There's also a second caller who said initially he was just calling the light down the way and saw the trailer hit it, and I can't confirm if he actually saw it or not.
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Location mentioned:
Nashville Rd & Emmett Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42104
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