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Utility poles struck near bike shop block road, Davis WV
Road ClosureTwo utility poles were struck and broken near a bike shop on Route 32, causing power lines and phone lines to hang low across the road. The road is partially blocked with one lane closed. The power remains on one pole with a streetlight attached. Mailboxes and some buildings appear damaged and lines are resting on vehicles in the area. The road will remain closed until repairs are completed.
Audio|Heard on: Tucker County Public Safety
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03:12
Transcript:
00:00
I mean, we had a DOH worker call in.
00:03
There's a pole that was struck there near the bike shop.
00:08
Some lines are hanging low.
00:11
Smaller vehicles and cars can get through, but if a truck goes through, it's going to get struck at.
00:21
Yes, four.
00:27
20, Tiger.
00:29
Two-twenty, guys.
00:34
We advise we have a utility pole and a telephone pole both sheared off, blocking one-handed traffic.
00:43
And the power's still on the power pole because there's a street light on it.
00:51
104, we're on the phone with the electric company, we'll contact telephone as well.
00:58
10-4[1].
00:59
Chief Pawnee Tucker.
01:04
Pawnee, go ahead.
01:09
Yeah, be advised them, 32 is going to be shut down with Newtown until the power company and the phone company gets this fixed.
01:19
And advised PD that there has to be a vehicle with damage on it somewhere between here and Canaan.
01:32
Are there two poles down?
01:36
Yes, it took out two poles and all the mailboxes at the bike shop.
01:45
Before, I did call and notify a State Police.
01:49
They said that they would let the on-call no in the morning when they come on.
01:55
Go ahead.
01:59
Ten, four, just let them know we've got damage to buildings,
02:04
mailboxes,
02:06
and two telephone poles ripped down.
02:08
We've got lines across the road and vehicles.
02:17
What building was damaged, sir?
02:23
Uh, it looks like it's pulling the wires off of the bicycle shop.
02:30
When the phone lines come down, they're laying across two pickup trucks here on 7th Street.
02:42
I can't see any damage to the pickup trucks, but the lines are, phone lines are laying across the top of them.
02:49
Tenfold.
02:54
I want to go ahead.
02:57
The power is still on,
03:01
on that pole that's out in the road.
03:05
It's a service line and a streetlight,
03:08
and that's all this whole pull up is the power line.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
William Ave, Davis, WV 26260
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