Car hits utility pole, highway closed in Deal

Heard on: Monmouth NJ Fire-Talk Group Calls

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I'm responding to Norwood and Jerome for a crash.

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Fire Central 5175.

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6175.

00:11

Arriving, we had a car through a pole, help on the front.

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I'll get the info in a 2nd .

00:19

Copy.

00:22

Send it.

00:29

KC 55D . And if you want to start making notifications to DOT, we're probably going to have a lot of traffic after a while.

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County, just to let you know that we have both sides of the highway closed.

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6175, fire control.

00:56

Go ahead.

00:58

Do we have an address we can give JCPenney? Make it easier for them.

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(number withheld) Norwood Avenue.

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And when notifying DOT, just let them know we are going to need a response.

01:17

Very good, see you. We'll find out about them.

01:20

Awesome, thanks.

5/10/2026 11:36 PM

Traffic

Jerome Ave & Norwood Ave, Deal, NJ 07723

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a vehicle crash near Norwood Avenue and Jerome Avenue in Deal, New Jersey. A car reportedly struck a utility pole, resulting in both sides of the highway being closed while the Department of Transportation was notified for traffic control.