Downed power line caught on machinery and dragged by car
TrafficDispatch audio about live power lines pulled down by machinery at 1718 State Road 16. The operator stayed inside the machinery while the line remained in contact. A car later drove over the line and dragged it along Frontage Road. Police and utility crews were being notified and sent.
Audio|Source: La Crosse City Fire - Digital
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Transcript:
Engine 4 responding to lines down at 1718 State Road 16. (name withheld) engine 4 is en route. (name withheld) engine 4 en route. We have police en route for traffic. The operator remains inside the machinery that pulled the lines down. The line is in contact with the machinery. They have been advised to stay still and not touch anything. There was a line down on State Road 16 and on Frontage Road. A car drove over the line on Frontage Road, which pulled it off at State Road 16, and that vehicle continued driving while dragging the line on Frontage Road. Copy, you have (name withheld) on the route. (name withheld), we are on the line with them now trying to get an estimated time of arrival.
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Location mentioned:
Near State St, La Crosse, WI 54601
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