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Vehicle hit utility pole in minor crashErie County NY

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Ridge Lea Rd & Niagara Fls Blvd, Amherst, NY 14228

Officers responded to a report of a vehicle that struck a utility pole near Ridge Lea Road and Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst. Evidence at the scene suggested it was a hit-and-run with minor damage to the pole. Utility crews were notified for follow-up checks.

Audio|Source: Amherst Police Dispatch
01:19
Transcript:
00:00
Can you check for a car vs pole on the boulevard near Ridge Lea? It was called him by witness.
00:05
Yeah,
00:10
that makes you going to be driving by that area.
00:12
Show me, uh, any area check?
00:15
Yeah, I'm for.
00:20
So we're new.
00:22
Go on.
00:27
We start a hook for that vehicle down on Sanford.
00:32
Video.
00:34
Going.
00:40
It's probably going to be a hit and run.
00:42
I got the evidence where the car hit this pole.
00:45
The pole doesn't look damage, though.
00:47
We'll give you a poll number when you're ready.
00:49
(number withheld).
00:56
It's (number withheld).
00:58
I'm a little far off.
00:59
You need to respond.
01:06
We have a couple car parts behind.
01:09
The phone doesn't look like it has like critical damage, but if you want to just notify the grid so they can check it out at some point.

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Ridge Lea Rd & Niagara Fls Blvd, Amherst, NY 14228

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