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Vehicle strikes down power lines near Hill River and County Road 31, Dekalb County IN
TrafficA vehicle struck power lines near Hill River and County Road 31. Power lines remain on the vehicle and crews are coordinating to shut down the area and notify emergency management and county highway authorities.
Audio|Heard on: Altona Vol. Fire Department
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03:45
Transcript:
00:00
revise 31 in Eel River Creek.
00:06
On Eel River, Smith.
00:10
Rev. East or West in 31?
00:14
East and 31.
00:15
East, second one.
00:22
So, Charles, I believe we're 10.23.
00:26
It's going to be right in front of 912.
00:28
912.
00:32
90,
00:34
sir.
00:42
The CP to the vehicle owner?
00:56
They're still power lines on the vehicle.
01:00
Central Chief, uh,
01:06
uh, uh, uh, uh,
01:09
you tell he's going to expedite.
01:25
Is there any amount available to come shut down? Bill River or North New River? Um,
01:36
we can get the shutdown through the street high seas on the curve and just slowly out of much traffic comes there to do with a high sense.
01:50
Do you want us to go ahead and send EMA also Contact County Highway?
01:59
Yeah, I don't know how long this is going to take, so that's probably what EMA know if you can get her out.
02:06
97.
02:09
97, you want me to go ahead and go back up to 100 Neal River and walking off for now.
02:18
I think just try to block where you're out there.
02:23
Just leave the spot so you can get through the skis that starts sliding.
02:28
97, 13, I'll walk a hundred north of 31 for the timing.
02:35
Okay.
02:45
9525.
02:53
8906. 8906.
02:56
812, 1042nd.
02:58
812, 1042.
03:01
812, 0627.
03:08
If you could, go ahead and start EMAs, just to have them on standby to do the situation.
03:16
No driver's advice and he's okay.
03:18
Just have them checked.
03:22
97.
03:28
Page for Duke, CMS, request you be en route to the area of 912 North Eel River Cemetery Road.
03:34
912, North Eel River Cemetery Road.
03:37
Officers out to subject involved in a 1050.
03:39
He's advising you's okay, but they're off power lines on the vehicle to request that you be on CMI.
03:44
Central Series 6.29.
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DeKalb County, IN
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