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Des Moines, IA

Semi truck hits telephone pole, wires down in Des Moines 

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Des Moines, IA
A semi truck crashed into a telephone pole near 40th and Hamlin in Des Moines. The collision caused wires to hang low, but the pole did not fall completely.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
01:47

Transcript:
I've got the semi here. It's going to be just to the west of 40th and Hamikav. I'm going to try and make contact with the driver. Copy him. All right him. Go ahead. You can send me that follow-up. Copy him. And 135m? 135M. 135M. Go ahead. Those cars, 4200 Park, 4200 Park, number 8 on loud music. You're meeting with the key era. She wants to meet with officers about her neighbors on the second floor being loud. 35 Adam copies 36 Adam I can take that from 35 Adam 35 Adam 35 Adam I copy direct thank you sir 402 D. Go ahead. He's maintaining. Copy. Go ahead. I'm at Ashby and Wallace Lane talking with a witness. I do have some low hanging wires. It looks like he hit a telephone pole.

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