Pickup truck hits traffic signal and flees at Michigan Ave, Chicago IL
TrafficA gray pickup truck struck a traffic signal at East Chicago and North Michigan Avenue, causing it to fall. The truck then fled southbound on Michigan Avenue. The incident caused glass on the ground and damage to the traffic signal pole. Authorities are contacting the power bureau to address the downed signal pole.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
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Transcript:
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1887 ADYMON, East Chicago and North Michigan Avenue. We paint up a great pickup truck, hit and run, hit a light pole.
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There's glass and the pole on the floor.
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Chicago and Michigan, a great pickup truck hit a light pole. The poles down on the ground and the truck truck ran.
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Okay.
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Direction of flight, plate, plate, plate, anything?
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Elfrey info headed southbound on Michigan.
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1802 Sam.
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02 Sam, we're going on it now.
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Great truck southbound Michigan after hitting a light pole. Was it a pickup truck or an SUV, 1887 Eddie?
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A pickup truck.
00:50
A pickup truck, okay.
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We will call the Bureau of Electricity, let them know that they're poles down.
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I assume it is a streetlight pole that is down, not the traffic signal, correct? A metal street light pole.
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That's a traffic signal.
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Oh,
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the traffic signal is down. All right, we will call the Bureau of Electricity and get them headed out that way.
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Location mentioned:
Michigan Ave & E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
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